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Andropogon gyrans Ashe
Elliott's bluestem

       
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©James H. Miller. James H. Miller and Karl V. Miller. 2005. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press., Athens. Courtesy of University of Georgia Press. Image scanned by Forestry Images. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Andropogon gyrans Ashe

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Distribution:
Andropogon gyrans Ashe

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Related Taxa:
Andropogon gyrans Ashe

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 20 species in Andropogon or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Andropogon gyrans Ashe var. gyrans. . Image Available.
Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans
Elliott's bluestem
Distribution of Andropogon gyrans Ashe var. stenophyllus (Hack.) C.S. Campbell. . Image Available.
Andropogon gyrans var. stenophyllus
Elliott's bluestem
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Classification:
Andropogon gyrans Ashe

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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 gyrans Ashe – Elliott's bluestem
 

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 gyrans Ashe

Andropogon perangustatus [=ANGYS]:

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
OBL NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:

Andropogon gyrans Ashe

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Minor     Low     Minor Moderate

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Andropogon gyrans Ashe

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

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 182527.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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