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Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
little bluestem

       
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Photo of Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
L. Glasscock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Distribution:
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 13 species in Schizachyrium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash var. divergens (Hack.) Gould. . Image Available.
Schizachyrium scoparium var. divergens
little bluestem
Distribution of Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash var. scoparium. . Image Available.
Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium
little bluestem
Distribution of Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash var. stoloniferum (Nash) Wipff. . Image Available.
Schizachyrium scoparium var. stoloniferum
creeping bluestem
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Schizachyrium Nees – little bluestem
Species Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash – little bluestem
 

Introduced Information:
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FACU+ FACU- FACU FACU- FACU FACU FACU+ FACU FACU FACU NO NO NO NO

Schizachyrium stoloniferum [=SCSCS3]:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU NO FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42076.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 3 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

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