Andropogon glomeratus

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Andropogon glomeratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae / Gramineae
Genus: Andropogon
Species: A. glomeratus
Binomial name
Andropogon glomeratus
(Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
ANDR GLOM dist.JPG
Natural range of Andropogon glomeratus from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: bushy bluestem

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Andropogon virginicus var. abbreviatus (Hackel) Fernald & Griscom [1]

Varieties: none[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

A. glomeratus is found in natural communities such as swamps, pitcher plant bogs, limestone glades, and tidal marshes, as well as in low, wet areas of pine palmetto flatwoods and oak-hickory woodlands. A. glomeratus also occurs is areas with disturbed, sandy soil.[2]

A. glomeratus is found to be associated with Cyrilla racemiflora.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: C. S. Campbell, A. H. Curtiss, Angus Gholson, R. K. Godfrey, Almut G. Jones, R. Kral, Marc Minno, John Morrill, and Cecil R. Slaughter. States and counties: Florida: Alachua, Bay, Calhoun, Duval, Escambia, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Putnam, Santa Rosa, St Johns, Wakulla, and Washington. Georgia: Decatur.