Andropogon gerardii Vitman
POACEAE
- Grass family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Andropogon gerardii Vitman
Nomencl. ref.: Summa Pl. 6: 16. 1792
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Big bluestem
English name: big bluestem English name: turkeyfoot
Spanish name: popotillo gigante
French name: barbon de Gerard
Grown habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
= Andropogon chrysocomus Nash
= Andropogon furcatus Muhl. ex Willd.
= Andropogon gerardii Vitman var. chrysocomus (Nash) Fernald
= Andropogon provincialis Lam.
Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Andropogon gerardii Vitman var. chrysocomus (Nash) Fernald
2) Andropogon gerardii Vitman var. incanescens (Hack.) B. Boivin
3) Andropogon gerardii Vitman var. paucipilus (Nash) Fernald
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Andropogon
Species:
Page counter: 1665 ( AVG: 222.02 / 291.019 )
Gallery:
Andropogon gerardii
Jennifer Anderson - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Andropogon gerardii
Robert H. Mohlenbrock USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. - Not copyrighted image
Andropogon gerardii
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 118.
Andropogon gerardii
Jennifer Anderson - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Andropogon gerardii
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 118.
Andropogon gerardii
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. - Not copyrighted image
Andropogon gerardii
Jennifer Anderson - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Andropogon gerardii
Jennifer Anderson - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Andropogon gerardii
Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. Washington, DC. - Non-Copyrighted Image
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
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)
Map for Andropogon gerardii Vitman
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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More species:
1) Andropogon gerardii Vitman var. chrysocomus (Nash) Fernald [175]
2) Andropogon gerardii Vitman var. incanescens (Hack.) B. Boivin [93]
3) Andropogon gerardii Vitman var. paucipilus (Nash) Fernald [99]
4) Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. glaucopsis (Elliot) C. Mohr [146]
5) Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. pumilus Vasey ex L.H. Dewey [2657]
6) Andropogon hallii Hack. [772]
7) Andropogon hirtiflorus (Nees) Kunth var. brevipedicellatus Beal [144]
8) Andropogon ischaemum L. [136]
9) Andropogon melanocarpus Elliot [144]
10) Andropogon perangustatus Nash [129]
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