Andropogon arctatus
| 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
Flowers in the fall (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003). Is a perennial (Hall 1978).
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. It is found in open pine flatwood and savanna communities.[1]. Is found in dry to wet flatwoods and sand pine scrub (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003).
Phenology
It flowers from late September to frost.[1]
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
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.
