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Common names: bushy bluestem, hairy bluestem
| Andropogon hirsutior | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Moncots |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Andropogon |
| Species: | A. hirsutior |
| Binomial name | |
| Andropogon hirsutior (Hackel) Weakley & LeBlond | |
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| Natural range of Andropogon hirsutior from Weakley 2015 . | |
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Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns, & Poggenburg var. hirsutior (Hackel) C. Mohr; A. virginicus var. hirsutior (Hackel) A.S. Hitchcock
Varieties: none
Description
A. hirsutior is a perennial graminoid of the Poaceae family native to North America. [1]
Distribution
A. hirsutior can be found on the southeastern coast, ranging from Texas and Oklahoma to New Jersey, with the exception of Delaware. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
A. hirsutior is a characteristic wetland species that often frequents the understory vegetation of Upper Panhandle Savannas. [2] It is also found mostly in longleaf pine forests [3] , as well as wet savannas, pine flatwoods, adjacent ditches, and other wet disturbed sites. [4]
Phenology
A. hirsutior flowers October-December. [3]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ANGLH
- ↑ Carr, S. C., et al. (2010). "A Vegetation Classification of Fire-Dependent Pinelands of Florida." Castanea 75(2): 153-189.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Author: Gil Nelson Date Accessed: 5/16/2018 URL: PanFlora
- ↑ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
