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Andropogon virginicus L. var. virginicus
broomsedge bluestem

       
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Images:
Andropogon virginicus L. var. virginicus

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Synonyms:
Andropogon virginicus L. var. virginicus

  ANVIT3 Anatherum virginicum (L.) Spreng. subvar. tetrastachyum (Elliot) Roberty
  ANVIT2 Andropogon virginicus L. var. tetrastachyus (Elliot) Hack.
 

Distribution:
Andropogon virginicus L. var. virginicus

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Andropogon virginicus L. var. virginicus

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 20 species in Andropogon, 2 varieties in Andropogon virginicus L.
 

Classification:
Andropogon virginicus L. var. virginicus

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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 virginicus L. – broomsedge bluestem
Variety Andropogon virginicus L. var. virginicus – broomsedge bluestem
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Andropogon virginicus L. var. virginicus

The related entity italicized and indented above is 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 noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Hawaii:
Andropogon virginicus
broomsedge              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Andropogon virginicus L. var. virginicus

Andropogon virginicus
broomsedge
yellow bluestem

The related entities italicized and indented above 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.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
HEAR        USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.
KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Andropogon virginicus L. var. virginicus

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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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Andropogon virginicus L. var. virginicus

Andropogon virginicus:

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
UPL,FAC FACU FAC- FAC- NO FAC FACU+ NO NO NO FAC NO UPL FACU
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More Accounts and Images:
Andropogon virginicus L. var. virginicus

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 182523.

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

 

Related Web Sites:
Andropogon virginicus L. var. virginicus

Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

NC-Ornamental Grasses Plant Fact Sheets (NCSU)

NRCS Southern Wetland Flora

TNC Invasives on the Web

USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Images

University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii

University of Hawaii: G.D. Carr image

VA-Virginia Tech Weed ID Guide

 
 
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