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''A. hirsutior'' is a characteristic wetland species that often frequents the understory vegetation of Upper Panhandle Savannas. <ref name= "Carr">Carr, S. C., et al. (2010). "A Vegetation Classification of Fire-Dependent Pinelands of Florida." Castanea 75(2): 153-189.
 
''A. hirsutior'' is a characteristic wetland species that often frequents the understory vegetation of Upper Panhandle Savannas. <ref name= "Carr">Carr, S. C., et al. (2010). "A Vegetation Classification of Fire-Dependent Pinelands of Florida." Castanea 75(2): 153-189.
</ref>  It is also found mostly in longleaf pine forests. <ref name= "PanFlora"> Author: Gil Nelson Date Accessed: 5/16/2018 URL: [http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ PanFlora] </ref>
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</ref>  It is also found mostly in longleaf pine forests <ref name= "PanFlora"> Author: Gil Nelson Date Accessed: 5/16/2018 URL: [http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ PanFlora] </ref> , as well as wet savannas, pine flatwoods, adjacent ditches, and other wet disturbed sites. <ref name= "Weakley 2015"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium. </ref>
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===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers.  Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ -->
 
===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers.  Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ -->
 
''A. hirsutior'' flowers October-December. <ref name= "PanFlora"/>
 
''A. hirsutior'' flowers October-December. <ref name= "PanFlora"/>

Revision as of 08:02, 17 May 2018

Andropogon hirsutior
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
ANDR HIRS DIST.JPG
Natural range of Andropogon hirsutior from Weakley 2015 .

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. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ANGLH
  2. Carr, S. C., et al. (2010). "A Vegetation Classification of Fire-Dependent Pinelands of Florida." Castanea 75(2): 153-189.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Author: Gil Nelson Date Accessed: 5/16/2018 URL: PanFlora
  4. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.