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Andropogon gerardii Vitman
big bluestem

   
Symbol: ANGE
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N



Photograph of Andropogon gerardii Vitman
©Jerry Kaiser. USDA NRCS Elsberry PMC. United States, MO, Elsberry Co.
 
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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 by State:
Andropogon gerardii Vitman

Distributional Map for Andropogon gerardii Vitman
Distribution Map Legend

Andropogon gerardii Vitman distribution:
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)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, 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

 

Related Taxa:
Andropogon gerardii Vitman

338 genera in Poaceae, 20 species in Andropogon
 

Classification:
Andropogon gerardii Vitman

     
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.

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

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Andropogon gerardii Vitman

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40462.

 

 

 

 
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