Taxon: Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton et al. var. glaucopsis (Elliott) C. Mohr

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• Andropogon glomeratus (no accessions)

Common names:

• chalky bluestem   (Source: Proc E Nat Grass Sym ) – English
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: erosion control; revegetator   (for wetlands fide Proc E Nat Grass Sym 2:129. 1999)
  
• Animal food: forage   (fide Proc E Nat Grass Sym 2:129. 1999)
  

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Distributional range:

• NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
  Southeastern U.S.A.: United States - Alabama [s.w.], Florida, Georgia [s.], Mississippi [s.e.], North Carolina [e.], South Carolina, Virginia [s.e.]

References:

• Campbell, C. S. 1983. Systematics of the Andropogon virginicus complex (Gramineae). J. Arnold Arbor. 64:243.
• Englert, J. 1999. New and upcoming native grass releases from the Eastern US Plant Materials Centers. In: Ritchie, J. C. et al., eds., Proceedings of the Second Eastern Native Grass Symposium, November 17-19, 1999. Baltimore, Maryland. (Proc E Nat Grass Sym) 2:129.
• FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America. (F NAmer)

Synonyms:

• (≡) Andropogon macrourus var. glaucopsis Elliott (basionym)
  
• (≡) Andropogon virginicus var. glaucopsis (Elliott) Hitchc.
  

Check other databases for Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton et al. var. glaucopsis (Elliott) C. Mohr:

• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• CNWG: Catalogue of New World Grasses Searchable Database
• Grass Manual on the Web: Manual of Grasses for North America North of Mexico
• Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops

Check other databases for images:

• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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