Flora of North America species comparison

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Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus
Photo is of parent taxon

bushy bluestem
Habit Plants oblanceolate to obpyramidal in the upper portion.
Culms

to 2.5 m, but as short as 20 cm in poor soils;

internodes not glaucous.
Leaf

sheaths usually smooth;

ligules ciliate, cilia 0.2-0.9 mm;

blades green, smooth or pubescent.
Subtending

sheaths of inflorescence units (2)2.9-4.3(5.2) cm long, 1.5-3 mm wide;

peduncles (2)8-15(40) mm;

rames 1.3-3 cm, exerted.
Keels

of lower glumes usually smooth below midlength, scabrous distally;

anthers often retained within the spikelets.

Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus
Distribution
from FNA
AL; AR; AZ; CA; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; NM; NV; OK; SC; TX; UT; VA; PR; Virgin Islands
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Discussion

Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus is weedy and grows in disturbed, wet or moist sites. It is abundant and widespread, extending from the southern United States through Central America to northern South America.

(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. glaucopsis, A. glomeratus var. glomeratus, A. glomeratus var. hirsutior, A. glomeratus var. scabriglumis
Synonyms A. virginicus var. tenuispatheus, A. virginicus forma tenuispatheus
Name authority (Vasey) L.H. Dewey
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