PLANTS Profile for Andropogon gracilis (wire bluestem)

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PLANTS Profile

Andropogon gracilis Spreng.
wire bluestem

Symbol:

ANGR5

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
VI		N

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Line Drawing of Andropogon gracilis Spreng.

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 gracilis Spreng.

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Synonyms:
Andropogon gracilis Spreng.

	ANSE14	Andropogon sericatus Swallen
	SCGR2	Schizachyrium gracile (Spreng.) Nash
	SCSE3	Schizachyrium sericatum (Swallen) Gould

Distribution:
Andropogon gracilis Spreng.


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USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Andropogon gracilis Spreng.

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 20 species in Andropogon

Classification:
Andropogon gracilis Spreng.

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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 gracilis Spreng. – wire bluestem

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Andropogon gracilis Spreng.

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.

Florida:
Schizachyrium sericatum
silky bluestem		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Andropogon gracilis Spreng.

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 508805.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 03:06 PM CST