Schizachyrium sanguineum
| Schizachyrium sanguineum | |
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| Photo and permission by Sue Carnahan SEINet Arizona – New Mexico Chapter | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae |
| Genus: | Schizachyrium |
| Species: | S. sanguineum |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizachyrium sanguineum (Retz.) Alston | |
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| Natural range of Schizachyrium sanguineum from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Crimson bluestem
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Taxonomic notes
Synonyms: Andropogon hirtiflorus (Nees) Kunth
Varieties: Schizachyrium sanguineum var. brevipedicellatum (Beal) Hatch
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plain in Florida, S. sanguineaum can be found in wet hammocks, pine flatwoods on limerocks, scrub oak barrens, sandy old fields, turkey oak sand ridges, longleaf pine-deciduous scrub oak forests, and pine-scrub oak sand ridges.[1] It can be found in reddish sandy soils.[1]
Associated species include Pityopsis adenolepis, Cladonia, Warea, Crotonopsis, Lechea, Paronychia, Pityopsis aspera, Eupatorium pinnatifidum, Gnaphalium obtusifolium, Diodia teres, centipede grass and bahia grass.[1]
Phenology
It has been recorded to flower August through November.[1]
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
Cultural use
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: R.K. Godfrey, Loran C. Anderson, John B. Nelson, Rhonda Riggins, Sidney McDaniel, R. Kral, D. B. Ward, J. Hunter, F. S. Ward, J. P. Gillespie. States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Dade, Escambia, Gilchrist, Lake, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Monroe, Okaloosa, Wakulla, Walton, Washington. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
