PLANTS Profile for Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans (Elliott's bluestem)

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Andropogon gyrans Ashe var. gyrans
Elliott's bluestem

Symbol:

ANGYG

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Andropogon gyrans Ashe var. gyrans

Andropogon campyloracheus

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

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Andropogon gyrans Ashe var. gyrans

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Synonyms:
Andropogon gyrans Ashe var. gyrans

	ANCA3	Andropogon campyloracheus Nash
	ANEL	Andropogon elliottii Chapm.
	ANELG	Andropogon elliottii Chapm. var. gracilior Hack.
	ANELP	Andropogon elliottii Chapm. var. projectus Fernald & Grisc.
	ANSU	Andropogon subtenuis Nash

Distribution:
Andropogon gyrans Ashe var. gyrans


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Related Taxa:
Andropogon gyrans Ashe var. gyrans

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 20 species in Andropogon, 2 varieties in Andropogon gyrans Ashe

Classification:
Andropogon gyrans Ashe var. gyrans

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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 gyrans Ashe – Elliott's bluestem
Variety	Andropogon gyrans Ashe var. gyrans – Elliott's bluestem

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Andropogon gyrans Ashe var. gyrans

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 182528.

Time Generated: 08/26/2009 12:20 AM MDT