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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Andropogon longiberbis
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Learn more about Andropogon from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Andropogon longiberbis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Andropogon longiberbis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Andropogon longiberbis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Andropogon longiberbis
COMMON NAME:
Longbeard Bluestem
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_anlo2_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_a_longiberbis_01594
March Miami-Dade County FL
The bases of the racemes not exserted above the apex of the raceme sheath, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Keith Bradley kab_a_longiberbis_71519
October Miami-Dade County FL
Callus hairs 1.5-5mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Andropogon longiberbis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Andropogon longiberbis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Andropogon longiberbis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Andropogon longiberbis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Andropogon longiberbis
3451
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Dry sandy soils of sandhills and dunes, calcareous wet pinelands and dry pine rocklands (this may be another new species, under study), per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare (historically in NC, but not recently seen)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Grain purplish/Yellowish
Grain
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