PLANTS Profile for Andropogon arctatus (pinewoods bluestem)

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PLANTS Profile

Andropogon arctatus Chapm.
pinewoods bluestem

Symbol:

ANAR2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Andropogon arctatus Chapm.

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 arctatus Chapm.

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Synonyms:
Andropogon arctatus Chapm.

LECAA3

Leptopogon carinatus (Nees) Roberty subvar. arctatus (Chapm.) Roberty

Distribution:
Andropogon arctatus Chapm.


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USA (AL, FL, NC)

Related Taxa:
Andropogon arctatus Chapm.

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 20 species in Andropogon

Classification:
Andropogon arctatus Chapm.

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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 arctatus Chapm. – pinewoods bluestem

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Andropogon arctatus Chapm.

This plant 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 protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
pine-woods bluestem		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Andropogon arctatus Chapm.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40457.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 03:05 PM CST