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Revision as of 14:56, 9 July 2015
| Andropogon arctatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae |
| Genus: | Andropogon |
| Species: | A. arctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Andropogon arctatus Chapm. | |
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| Natural range of Andropogon arctatus from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Description
Common names: Pinewoods Bluestem
Is a perennial (Hall 1978). This species grows mostly scattered but mostly very abundant in areas it is seen (FSU Herbarium).
Distribution
Is occasionally found in northern and central peninsula of Florida; central and western panhandle (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003).
Ecology
Habitat
It is found in moist, sunny, low grass-sedge clearings and open pine flatwood and savanna communities.[1]. Is found in dry to wet loamy sands and sand pine scrub environments (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003, FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
It flowers from late September to frost.[1] It has been observed fruiting from October through November (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
It is maintained by fire. [1]
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.
Hall, David Walter. The Grasses of Florida. 1978. University of Florida – Dissertation. 442. Print.
Wunderlin, Richard P. and Bruce F. Hansen. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. Second edition. 2003. University Press of Florida: Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton/Pensacola/Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers. 177. Print.
Collectors: Robert K. Godfrey, Ann F. Johnson, Debbie White, Loran C. Anderson, A. F. Clewell, Christopher Campbell, Angus Gholson, Dennis Hardin, and Ann F. Johnson.
States and Counties: Florida: Franklin, Liberty, Jackson, Gulf, Bay, Leon, and Calhoun. Georgia: Liberty.
