Sorghastrum nutans

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Sorghastrum nutans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Commelinidae
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Sorghastrum
Species: S. nutans
Binomial name
Sorghastrum nutans
(L.) Nash
Synonyms

Andropogon avenaceus Michx.
Andropogon nutans L.
Andropogon nutans var. avenaceus (Michx.) Hack.
Chrysopogon avenaceus (Michx.) Benth.
Sorghastrum avenaceum (Michx.) Nash[1]

Sorghastrum nutans, commonly known as Yellow Indiangrass,[2] is a North American prairie grass found in the central and eastern United States and Canada, especially in the Great Plains and tallgrass prairies.

Description

Sorghastrum nutans
Yellow Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans is a perennial bunchgrass, prominent in the tallgrass prairie ecoregion, along with big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum).

It is the official state grass of both Oklahoma and South Carolina.

Ecology

Yellow Indiangrass is native to prairie habitats. Its blooming period is in late spring. It is intolerant to shade.

It regrows with renewed vitality after fires, so controlled burns are used, replacing extirpated large herbivores (ie: bison), for habitat renewal.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Taxon: Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-05-23. Retrieved 2011-03-03. 
  2. ↑ "Sorghastrum nutans". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-03-03. 

External links

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