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Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior

Andropogon sect. Leptopogon
Photo is of parent taxon

bushy bluestem
Habit Plants usually oblong in the upper portion, sometimes cylindrical.
Culms

1-2 m;

internodes not glaucous.

Sheaths

scabrous;

ligules ciliate or not, cilia to 0.3 mm;

blades green, usually pubescent.

Inflorescences

false panicles;

inflorescence units numerous.
Lower glumes

membranous;

keels not winged, intercostal region usually not veined or with inconspicuous veins.
Subtending

sheaths of inflorescence units (2)2.4-3.1(4) mm wide;

peduncles 2-5(8) mm;

rames usually 1.7-2.8 cm, not exserted at maturity.

Keels

of lower glumes usually smooth below midlength, scabrous distally;

anthers often retained within the spikelets.

Pedicellate

spikelets usually vestigial or absent.

Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior

Andropogon sect. Leptopogon
Distribution
from FNA
AL; AR; FL; GA; KY; LA; MD; MS; NC; NJ; OK; SC; TN; TX; VA
Discussion

Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior grows in ditches, swales, bogs, flatwoods, and savannahs of the southeastern coastal plain, often forming very large populations in cleared, low ground.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 25, p. 664. FNA vol. 25, p. 653.
Parent taxa Poaceae > subfam. Panicoideae > tribe Andropogoneae > Andropogon > sect. Leptopogon > Andropogon glomeratus Poaceae > subfam. Panicoideae > tribe Andropogoneae > Andropogon
Sibling taxa
A. glomeratus var. glaucopsis, A. glomeratus var. glomeratus, A. glomeratus var. pumilus, A. glomeratus var. scabriglumis
Subordinate taxa
Name authority (Hack.) C. Mohr Stapf
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