Andropogon virginicus L. var. decipiens C. Campbell
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- Family
- Poaceae
- Botanical Name
- Andropogon virginicus L. var. decipiens C. Campbell
- Common Name
- Deceptive Bluestem
- Synonym(s)
- Andropogon virginicus L., in part
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Andropogon virginicus L. var. decipiens C. Campbell
- Comments
- Until recently, this plant was known in Virginia only from two historical collections by Fernald and Long from longleaf pine barrens in southeastern Virginia; these were reported as A. virginicus var. glaucus, a synonym of Andropogon capillipes. The same two records were subsequently determined by Campbell as A. virginicus var. decipiens. Andropogon capillipes is not known to occur in Virginia, reaching its northern limit in North Carolina.
Since the two historical records were discovered, populations of var. decipiens have been documented in interdune swales on the Eastern Shore and at False Cape, as well as on hardpan flats in Halifax, Hanover, and Henrico counties and to a Shenandoah Valley sinkhole pond in Augusta Co. - Habitat
- Moist to dry sandy woodlands and clearings, in areas now or formerly occupied by Longleaf Pine; recently documented in boggy interdune swales, alternately wet-and-dry flats, and depression ponds. Infrequent or rare in the s. Coastal Plain, mostly south of the James River; disjunct to Halifax and Hanover counties in the Piedmont and Augusta County in the Ridge and Valley province; additional field and herbarium studies are needed to clarify the status of this taxon, which may be somewhat overlooked.
- Native Status
- Native
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