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Andropogon glomeratus Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Bushy bluestem (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Andropogon

Characteristics

Similar in habit and aspect to A. bicornis; sheaths sometimes appressed-hirsute on the margins and toward the summit; ultimate branchlets densely hairy below the spathes; sessile spikelet 3-4 mm. long, awned, the awn slender, straight, about 1.5 cm. long; pedicellate spikelet very greatly reduced or usually wanting; the pedicel only present.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 1.8
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-8
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 3-5
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Analgesic (root), Orthopedic Aid (root), Dermatological Aid (root), Hemorrhoid Remedy (root)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Andropogon glomeratus unspecified picture

Distribution

Andropogon glomeratus world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Georgia, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:12850-2
WFO ID wfo-0000846663
COL ID 66Q4Y
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629073
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Anatherum macrourum Andropogon glaucopsis Andropogon glomeratus Andropogon reinoldii Sorghum glomeratum Andropogon corymbosus Andropogon densus Andropogon spathaceus Andropogon tenuispatheus Andropogon virginicus f. hirsutior Andropogon virginicus f. tenuispatheus Dimeiostemon macrourus Andropogon hirsutior Capillipedium parviflorum f. glaucopsis Cinna glomerata Andropogon macrourus Andropogon corymbosus var. abbreviatus Andropogon glomeratus subsp. reinoldii Andropogon glomeratus var. abbreviatus Andropogon glomeratus var. corymbosus Andropogon glomeratus var. glaucopsis Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus Andropogon glomeratus var. tenuispatheus Andropogon macrourum var. abbreviatus Andropogon macrourum var. corymbosus Andropogon macrourus var. abbreviatus Andropogon macrourus var. corymbosus Andropogon macrourus var. glaucopsis Andropogon macrourus var. hirsutior Andropogon macrourus var. pumilus Andropogon virginicus var. abbreviatus Andropogon virginicus var. corymbosus Andropogon virginicus var. glaucopsis Andropogon virginicus var. hirsutior Andropogon virginicus var. tenuispatheus Andropogon montanus var. glaucopsis Andropogon glomeratus var. glomeratus Anatherum virginicum subvar. glomeratum Anatherum virginicum subvar. reinoldii Anatherum virginicum subvar. tenuispatheum Andropogon macrourus var. genuinus
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