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Schizachyrium sanguineum var. hirtiflorum
Photo is of parent taxon

crimson bluestem, hairy crimson bluestem
Culms

40-120 cm, branching at the upper nodes, glau-cous.
Pedicels

arcuate at maturity, ciliate on both edges distally.
Ligules

1-2 mm;

blades 10-20 cm long, 1.5-5 mm wide.
Rames

4-10(12) cm;

internodes scabrous, glabrous or hirsute.
Sessile

spikelets 5-9 mm;

lower glumes sparsely to densely hirsute on the back;

awns 15-25 mm.
Pedicellate

spikelets 3-5 mm, staminate or sterile, awns 0.3-5 mm.
2n

= 40, 60, 70, 100.

Schizachyrium sanguineum var. hirtiflorum
Distribution
from FNA
AL; AZ; FL; GA; NM; TX; PR
Discussion

In the Flora region, Schizachyrium sanguineum var. hirtiflorum grows on rocky slopes and well-drained soils from Arizona to southwestern Texas and Florida, and is considered a good forage species. Its range extends through Central America to Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 25, p. 674.
Parent taxa Poaceae > subfam. Panicoideae > tribe Andropogoneae > Schizachyrium > Schizachyrium sanguineum
Sibling taxa
S. sanguineum var. sanguineum
Synonyms S. sanguineum var. brevipedicellatum, Andropogon hirtiflorus var. feensis
Name authority (Nees) S.L. Hatch
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