Characteristics
Monocots
Andropogon gerardi Vitman
BIG BLUESTEM
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This species is an allopolyploid derived of a member of A. sect. Leptopogon and a member of a clade containing Schizachyrium and a few other species of Andropogon (e.g. A. gayanus) (McAllister et al. 2018).
Native FAC (NWPL) FAC (DEP)
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Classification
POALES
Andropogon gerardi Vitman - BIG BLUESTEM
Citation
ANDROPOGON GERARDI Vitman, Summa Pl. 6: 16. 1792.
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FRANCE: Provence: Without data (lectotype: Gerard, Fl. Gallo-Prov. 107, f. 4. 1761). Lectotypified by Chase, in Hitchcock, Man. Grasses U.S. 812. 1951.
Species Distribution Map

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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos
Andropogon gerardii - 98
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Andropogon gerardii - 98
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Andropogon gerardii - 98
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Andropogon gerardii - 98
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Andropogon gerardii - 164
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