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Andropogon gerardii Vitman
big bluestem

       
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Jennifer Anderson. United States, IA, Scott Co., Davenport, Fairmont Cemetery. 2002. Usage Requirements.
 
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Synonyms:
Andropogon gerardii Vitman

  ANCH8 Andropogon chrysocomus Nash
  ANFU5 Andropogon furcatus Muhl. ex Willd.
  ANGEC Andropogon gerardii Vitman var. chrysocomus (Nash) Fernald
  ANPR3 Andropogon provincialis Lam.
 

Distribution:
Andropogon gerardii Vitman

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, 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, WI, WV, WY), CAN (MB, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Andropogon gerardii Vitman

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 20 species in Andropogon
 

Classification:
Andropogon gerardii Vitman

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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 gerardii Vitman – big bluestem
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Andropogon gerardii Vitman

big bluestem
bluejoint
turkeyfoot

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Andropogon gerardii Vitman

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,FAC FAC FAC FAC- FACU FAC- FACU FAC- FACU FACU NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Andropogon gerardii Vitman

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

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 40462.

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 8 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.

 

Related Web Sites:
Andropogon gerardii Vitman

AZ-University of Arizona Images

Canada-Rangeland Ecosystems & Plants-Univ. of Saskatchewan

FL-Floridata Fact Sheet

IL-Illinois State Museum Image

IL-State Plants

KS-Kansas Wildflowers & Grasses

MA-Blue Planet Biomes

MI-Michigan State University Extension

MO-MBG Plant Finder

NC-Ornamental Grasses Plant Fact Sheets (NCSU)

ND & MN-Selected Range Plants

OH-Seed ID Workshop

OK-Forage Photographs

OK-Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery

SD-Wind Cave National Park Vegetation Image

TX-Vascular Plant Image Gallery (TAMU)

 
 
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