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Common names: bushy bluestem <ref name= "USDA Plant Database"/>, hairy bluestem <ref name= "Weakley 2015"/>
 
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==Taxonomic Notes==
 
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''Andropogon glomeratus'' (Walter) Britton, Sterns, & Poggenburg var. ''hirsutior'' (Hackel) C. Mohr; ''A. virginicus'' var. ''hirsutior'' (Hackel) A.S. Hitchcock
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''Andropogon glomeratus'' (Walter) Britton, Sterns, & Poggenburg var. ''hirsutior'' (Hackel) C. Mohr; ''A. virginicus'' var. ''hirsutior'' (Hackel) A.S. Hitchcock,  ''A. virginicus'' var. ''glaucopsis'' (Elliott) A.S. Hitchcock.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
  
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Varieties: none.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
  
 
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''A. hirsutior'' is a perennial graminoid of the ''poaceae'' family native to North America. <ref name="USDA Plant Database"> USDA Plant Database [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ANGLH https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ANGLH] </ref>
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''A. hirsutior'' is a perennial graminoid of the ''Poaceae'' family native to North America. <ref name="USDA Plant Database"> USDA Plant Database [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ANGLH https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ANGLH] </ref>
  
 
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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"> Gil Nelson
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</ref>  It is also found mostly in longleaf pine forests <ref name= "PanFlora"> Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 16 MAY 2018 </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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''A. hirsutior'' has been observed to flower between October and December. <ref name= "PanFlora"/>
 
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''A. hirsutior'' thrives when the following burning treatments are applied: periodic winter, periodic summer, annual winter, biennial summer. <ref name= "Lewis and Harshbarger 1976"> Lewis, C. E. and T. J. Harshbarger (1976). "Shrub and herbaceous vegetation after 20 years of prescribed burning in the South Carolina coastal plain." Journal of Range Management 29(1): 13-18. </ref>
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''A. hirsutior'' has been observed to host the Piglet Planthopper (''Bruchomorpha oculata'', family Caliscelidae).<ref>Discoverlife.org [https://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?search=Bidens+albaDiscoverlife.org|Discoverlife.org]</ref> ''A. hirsutior'' has fair forage value. <ref name= "Hilman 1964"> Hilmon, J. B. (1964). "Plants of the Caloosa Experimental Range " U.S. Forest Service Research Paper SE-12 </ref>
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==Conservation and Management==
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==Conservation, cultivation, and restoration==
  
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==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==

Latest revision as of 14:03, 15 June 2022

Common names: bushy bluestem [1], hairy bluestem [2]

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, A. virginicus var. glaucopsis (Elliott) A.S. Hitchcock.[3]

Varieties: none.[3]

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. [4] It is also found mostly in longleaf pine forests [5] , as well as wet savannas, pine flatwoods, adjacent ditches, and other wet disturbed sites. [2]

Phenology

A. hirsutior has been observed to flower between October and December. [5]

Fire ecology

A. hirsutior thrives when the following burning treatments are applied: periodic winter, periodic summer, annual winter, biennial summer. [6]


Herbivory and toxicology

A. hirsutior has been observed to host the Piglet Planthopper (Bruchomorpha oculata, family Caliscelidae).[7] A. hirsutior has fair forage value. [8]


Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ANGLH
  2. 2.0 2.1 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  4. Carr, S. C., et al. (2010). "A Vegetation Classification of Fire-Dependent Pinelands of Florida." Castanea 75(2): 153-189.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 16 MAY 2018
  6. Lewis, C. E. and T. J. Harshbarger (1976). "Shrub and herbaceous vegetation after 20 years of prescribed burning in the South Carolina coastal plain." Journal of Range Management 29(1): 13-18.
  7. Discoverlife.org [1]
  8. Hilmon, J. B. (1964). "Plants of the Caloosa Experimental Range " U.S. Forest Service Research Paper SE-12