Pitted Beard Grass

Bothriochloa pertusa

Found in disturbed areas, especially over calcareous substrates (like roadsides, pastures, and disturbed prairies of the Black Belt). FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

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Not native

Not native to Alabama. How scores work Is it native here?

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

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Recorded in 8 Alabama counties.

Habitats

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

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Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

4CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AL

Genus host records with ranges including AL · Bothriochloa

Cercyonis pegalaCommon Wood Nymph
Heliocheilus paradoxusParadoxical Grass Moth
Meropleon cosmionComely Brocade
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Poaceae

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Alabama rank	Not available
Global rank	Not available
AL status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source

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