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Andropogon glomeratus var. glaucopsis
Photo is of parent taxon
Habit Plants usually oblong in the upper portion, sometimes cylindrical.
Culms

1.2-2.2 m;

internodes glaucous.
Sheaths

(1.3)2.3-3.1(4.7) mm wide, usually smooth;

ligules ciliate or not, cilia to 0.2 mm;

blades glaucous, glabrous, smooth.
Subtending

sheaths of inflorescence units usually 2-2.5 mm wide;

peduncles shorter than 10 mm;

rames usually shorter than 2 cm, not exerted at maturity.
Keels

of lower glumes usually scabrous beyond midlength.

Andropogon glomeratus var. glaucopsis
Distribution
from USDA
Discussion

Andropogon glomeratus var. glaucopsis grows in flatwoods, bogs, ditches, swamps, pond margins, and swales of the southeastern coastal plain.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 25, p. 664.
Parent taxa Poaceae > subfam. Panicoideae > tribe Andropogoneae > Andropogon > sect. Leptopogon > Andropogon glomeratus
Sibling taxa
A. glomeratus var. glomeratus, A. glomeratus var. hirsutior, A. glomeratus var. pumilus, A. glomeratus var. scabriglumis
Synonyms A. virginicus var. glaucopsis, A. macrourus var. glaucopsis, A. glaucopsis
Name authority (Elliott) C. Mohr
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