Andropogon

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Andropogon
Andropogon virginicus
Andropogon virginicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Andropogon

Andropogon (common names: beard grass, bluestem grass, broomsedge) is a genus of grasses. Andropogon gerardii, big bluestem, is the official state grass of Illinois.

Broomsedge is found along the eastern United States. It can grow to about 4 feet high and its stalk can be used to make yellow dye.[1]

[edit] Species

  • A. abyssinicus
  • A. amboinicus
  • A. amethystinus
  • A. appendiculatus
  • A. arctatus
  • A. benthamianus
  • A. bentii
  • A. bicornis
  • A. brachystachyus
  • A. cabanisii
  • A. campestris
  • A. campii
  • A. canaliculatus
  • A. capillipes
  • A. chinensis
  • A. chrysostachyus
  • A. consanguineus
  • A. distachyos
  • A. eucomus
  • A. fastigiatus
  • A. floridanus
  • A. fragilis
  • A. gabonensis
  • A. gayanus
  • A. gerardii
  • A. glaucopsis
  • A. glomeratus
  • A. gracilis
  • A. gyrans
  • A. hallii
  • A. huillensis
  • A. inermis
  • A. lanuginosus
  • A. lateralis
  • A. lawsonii
  • A. leucostachyus
  • A. liebmannii
  • A. lividus
  • A. longiberbis
  • A.minarum
  • A. mohrii
  • A. murinus
  • A. paniculatus
  • A. pseudapricus
  • A. pumilus
  • A. scabriglumis
  • A. schirensis
  • A. schottii
  • A. selloanus
  • A. shimadae
  • A. tectorum
  • A. tenuiberbis
  • A. ternarius
  • A. ternatus
  • A. tracyi
  • A. virgatus
  • A. virginicus

[edit] References

  1. ^ Broomsedge
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