Schizachyrium condensatum Nees

Colombian bluestem (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Schizachyrium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.4
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

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Distribution

Schizachyrium condensatum world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:420877-1
WFO ID wfo-0000898074
COL ID 4V9W6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 889063
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Andropogon condensatus subvar. exserens Andropogon condensatus Andropogon lhotzkyi Andropogon paniculatus Schizachyrium condensatum Schizachyrium neoscoparium Sorghum condensatum Andropogon scoparius Cymbopogon condensatus Schizachyrium paniculatum Anatherum pedunculosum Andropogon lechleri Andropogon rectirhachis Schizachyrium bimucronatum Schizachyrium lactiflorum Schizachyrium mucronatum Andropogon condensatus f. condensatus Andropogon condensatus subsp. corymbosus Schizachyrium condensatum var. lactiflorum Sorghum condensatum var. lactiflorum Schizachyrium microstachyum subsp. microstachyum Andropogon condensatus var. condensatus Andropogon paniculatus var. paniculatus Andropogon condensatus subvar. lactiflorus Andropogon condensatus subvar. latens Andropogon condensatus subsp. condensatus Schizachyrium condensatum var. condensatum Sorghum condensatum var. lactiflorus Andropogon condensatus var. genuinus