Bothriochloa — 1 species

Cultivation

Bothriochloa pertusa grows in tropical and subtropical areas, preferring areas where the rainfall is predominantly during the warm season. It can be found both native and naturalised over a wide latitudinal range, from near the equator to latitude 28°, and at elevations from sea level to more than 2,000 metres - this equates to a range in average annual temperature from about 17 - 27°c. There is little growth once temperatures drop to 3 - 4°c and, although tops and stolons are killed by frost, the plant can recover, producing new growth from its tufted crowns along the stolons providing that grass temperatures do not fall much below about -6°c.