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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Andropogon tenuispatheus   FAMILY Poaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)

Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Systematics of the Andropogon virginicus complex (Gramineae) (Campbell, 1983)

Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus "robust variant"

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-87-007?:

Andropogon virginicus   FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)

Andropogon glomeratus

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Andropogon glomeratus

 

COMMON NAME:
Maritime Bushy Bluestem, Bushy Beardgrass, Maritime Bluestem


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image of Andropogon tenuispatheus, Maritime Bushy Bluestem, Bushy Beardgrass, Maritime Bluestem

JK Marlow    jkm0502c_22

February    Horry County    SC

Myrtle Beach State Park

image of Andropogon tenuispatheus, Maritime Bushy Bluestem, Bushy Beardgrass, Maritime Bluestem

JK Marlow    jkm0502c_31

February    Horry County    SC

Myrtle Beach State Park

image of Andropogon tenuispatheus, Maritime Bushy Bluestem, Bushy Beardgrass, Maritime Bluestem

JK Marlow    jkm0502e_01

February    Georgetown County    SC

Huntington Beach State Park

image of Andropogon tenuispatheus, Maritime Bushy Bluestem, Bushy Beardgrass, Maritime Bluestem

JK Marlow    jkm0309p_10

September    Horry County    SC

Myrtle Beach State Park

image of Andropogon tenuispatheus, Maritime Bushy Bluestem, Bushy Beardgrass, Maritime Bluestem

Keith Bradley    kab_a_tenuispatheus_0845

October    Monroe County    FL

Curry Hammock State Park

Silvery plumes in rigid, tightly packed bracts look like a feather duster, per Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants.

image of Andropogon tenuispatheus, Maritime Bushy Bluestem, Bushy Beardgrass, Maritime Bluestem

JK Marlow    jkm0311g_11

November    Chester County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District

Inflorescence dense, feathery, from flabellate [fan-shaped] to oblong, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).

image of Andropogon tenuispatheus, Maritime Bushy Bluestem, Bushy Beardgrass, Maritime Bluestem

JK Marlow    jkm061111_010

November    York County    SC

Blackjacks Heritage Preserve

image of Andropogon tenuispatheus, Maritime Bushy Bluestem, Bushy Beardgrass, Maritime Bluestem

JK Marlow    jkm061111_012

November    York County    SC

Blackjacks Heritage Preserve

image of Andropogon tenuispatheus, Maritime Bushy Bluestem, Bushy Beardgrass, Maritime Bluestem

JK Marlow    jkm161105_046

November    Georgetown County    SC

Huntington Beach State Park

image of Andropogon tenuispatheus, Maritime Bushy Bluestem, Bushy Beardgrass, Maritime Bluestem

Sharleen Johnson    shj_1301695473732595

December    Charleston County    SC

Wambaw Tract

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Andropogon tenuispatheus   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Systematics of the Andropogon virginicus complex (Gramineae) (Campbell, 1983)
Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus "robust variant"

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-87-007?:
Andropogon virginicus   FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Andropogon glomeratus

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Andropogon glomeratus

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2472

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Maritime wet grasslands, brackish marsh edges, calcareous wet grasslands, interdune swales and ponds, seepages in limestone areas, prairies, moist disturbed sites, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in GA Piedmont, rare in GA Mountains)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate, 2-ranked

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain purplish/Yellowish
Grain

 

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