PLANTS Profile for Andropogon glomeratus var. glomeratus (bushy bluestem)

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Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. glomeratus
bushy bluestem

Symbol:

ANGLG2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I

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Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. glomeratus

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Synonyms:
Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. glomeratus

	ANVIA	Andropogon virginicus L. var. abbreviatus (Hack.) Fernald & Grisc.
	ANVIC2	Andropogon virginicus L. var. corymbosus (Chapm. ex Hack.) Fernald & Grisc.
	CIGL2	Cinna glomerata Walter

Distribution:
Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. glomeratus


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USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KY, LA, MA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. glomeratus

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 20 species in Andropogon, 4 varieties in Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Classification:
Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. glomeratus

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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 glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. – bushy bluestem
Variety	Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. glomeratus – bushy bluestem

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. glomeratus

The synonyms italicized and indented below are 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.

Ohio:
Andropogon virginicus var. abbreviatus
bushy beardgrass		Endangered

Introduced Information:
Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. glomeratus

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. glomeratus

Andropogon glomeratus:

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,OBL

FACW+

OBL

FACW+

FACW

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. glomeratus

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 182519.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 12:25 PM CDT