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Classification

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Classification for Kingdom Plantae Down to Genus Schizachyrium Nees

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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 P

Contains 13 Species and 16 accepted taxa overall

Down one level

Species Schizachyrium brevifolium (Sw.) Nees ex Büse – serillo dulce P

Species Schizachyrium cirratum (Hack.) Woot. & Standl. – Texas bluestem P

Species Schizachyrium condensatum (Kunth) Nees – Colombian bluestem P

Species Schizachyrium littorale (Nash) E.P. Bicknell – shore little bluestem P

Species Schizachyrium maritimum (Chapm.) Nash – gulf bluestem P

Species Schizachyrium microstachyum (Desv. ex Ham.) Roseng. et al. P

Species Schizachyrium niveum (Swallen) Gould – pinescrub bluestem P

Species Schizachyrium pachyarthron C.A. Gardner P

Species Schizachyrium rhizomatum (Swallen) Gould – Florida little bluestem P

Species Schizachyrium sanguineum (Retz.) Alston – crimson bluestem P

Variety Schizachyrium sanguineum (Retz.) Alston var. hirtiflorum (Nees) Hatch – crimson bluestem P

Variety Schizachyrium sanguineum (Retz.) Alston var. sanguineum – crimson bluestem P

Species Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash – little bluestem P

Variety Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash var. divergens (Hack.) Gould – little bluestem P

Variety Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash var. scoparium – little bluestem P

Variety Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash var. stoloniferum (Nash) Wipff – creeping bluestem P

Species Schizachyrium spadiceum (Swallen) Wipff – honey bluestem P

Species Schizachyrium tenerum Nees – slender little bluestem P

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