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Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
bushy bluestem

       
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Photo of Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. 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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Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

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Distribution:
Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KY, LA, MA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 20 species in Andropogon or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. glomeratus. .
Andropogon glomeratus var. glomeratus
bushy bluestem
Distribution of Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. hirsutior (Hack.) C. Mohr. .
Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior
bushy bluestem
Distribution of Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. pumilus Vasey ex L.H. Dewey. .
Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus
bushy bluestem
Distribution of Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. scabriglumis C.S. Campbell. .
Andropogon glomeratus var. scabriglumis
roughglume bushy bluestem
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

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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 Andropogon L. – bluestem
Species Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. – bushy bluestem
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Ohio:
Andropogon virginicus var. abbreviatus [=ANGLG2]
bushy beardgrass              Endangered
 

Introduced Information:
Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

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:
Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

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
FAC,OBL FACW+ FACW+ NO NO OBL FACW+ FACW NI NO FACW NO FAC NI
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Minor     Low     Minor Moderate
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

View species account, photographs, 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 40454.

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 species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

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TN-Tennessee Valley Authority

TX-Image Archive of Central Texas Plants

Texas A&M: Vascular Plant Image Gallery

UK-World Grass Species Descriptions

USDI FWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program

University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii

 
 
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