Andropogon hallii Hack.

Sand bluestem (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Andropogon

Characteristics

Culms 1–2 m, from long rhizomes; pedicels and joints of the rachis densely bearded with long (usually 4–6 mm) pale to golden hairs; spikelets 9–12 mm; awn of the fertile lemma 0–5 mm, straight; 2n=60, 70, 100. Sandy prairies; Io. to Mont., Ariz., Tex., and n. Mex.; disjunct in Bureau Co., Ill. Said to intergrade with no. 1 [Andropogon gerardii Vitman].
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.9 - 2.0
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 0.7
Root diameter (meter) 0.3
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

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

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use Fever (leaf), Abdominal pain (root), Analgesics (root), Diuretics (root), Flatulence (root), Analgesics (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Flatulence (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) 10 - 20
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Andropogon hallii unspecified picture

Distribution

Andropogon hallii world distribution map, present in Canada, Colombia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:12866-2
WFO ID wfo-0000846722
COL ID 66Q5C
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Andropogon hallii Andropogon paucipilus Leptopogon flaveolus Sorghum hallii Andropogon geminatus Andropogon gerardii subsp. hallii Andropogon gerardii var. incanescens Andropogon gerardii var. paucipilus Andropogon hallii var. flaveolus Andropogon hallii var. incanescens Andropogon hallii var. muticus Andropogon provincialis var. paucipilus Andropogon gerardi var. paucipilus