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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Andropogon virginicus var. decipiens
FAMILY
Poaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Andropogon from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Andropogon virginicus var. decipiens
FAMILY
Poaceae
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 virginicus var. virginicus
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Andropogon virginicus
COMMON NAME:
Deceptive Bluestem, Deceptive Broomsedge
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Andropogon virginicus var. decipiens
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Andropogon virginicus var. decipiens
FAMILY
Poaceae
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 virginicus var. virginicus
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Andropogon virginicus
3450
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Uncommon
Look for it in savannas, flatwoods, maritime wet grasslands, disturbed pinelands, other wetlands, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Raceme (usually 2 per peduncle)
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain purplish/Yellowish
Grain
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