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Revision as of 14:00, 16 February 2016
| Andropogon longiberbis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae |
| Genus: | Andropogon |
| Species: | A. longiberbis |
| Binomial name | |
| Andropogon longiberbis Hack. | |
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| Natural range of Andropogon longiberbis from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common names: Longbeard Bluestem
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
Distribution
It is found from North Carolina south to southern and western Florida (Weakley 2015).
Ecology
Habitat
This species found in dry, well-drained, sandy soils of sandhills, limerock and dune habitats (Weakley 2015, FSU Herbarium). It is also found in longleaf pine-turkey oak hills and ridges, pine flatwoods on limerock, wiregrass-palmetto flatwoods, sandy upland old fields, ridges of sand pine scrub, and sand pine-evergreen oak scrub (FSU Herbarium). This species does well with high light intensity in open and semi opened areas (FSU Herbarium). It can also be found in disturbed areas such as sandy vacant lots, roadsides, ditches, railroad banks, pine plantations, and waste grounds (FSU Herbarium)
Associated species include Pinus, Quercus, wiregrass, palmetto, turkey oak, Phoebanthus, Psoralia, Schrankia, Smilax auriculata, Helianthemum sp., Cenchrus spinifex, Panicum spp. Heterotheca subaxillaris, Monarda punctata, Quercus hemispherica, and others (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
It has been seen flowering between April and October and fruiting between August to November (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: W. P. Adams, L. C. Anderson, Wm. G. Atwater, R. Blaisdell, C. Campbell, A. F. Clewell, D. S. Correll, F. C. Creager, D. B. Creager, R. K. Godfrey, R. Kral, O. Lakela, W. Lindsey, R. E. Perdue Jr., C. R. Slaughter, and W. R. Stimson. States and Counties: Florida: Alachua, Brevard, Charlotte, Clay, Columbia, Dade, Duval, Franklin, Gilchrist, Hillsborough, Lafayette, Lee, Leon, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, and Wakulla.
Weakley, Alan S. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU). PDF. 355.
