Anatherum virginicum (Linnaeus) Sprengel var. virginicum
Detail
- Family
- Poaceae
- Botanical Name
- Anatherum virginicum (Linnaeus) Sprengel var. virginicum
- Common Name
- Broomsedge, Broomstraw, Sedge Grass, Sage Grass
- Synonym(s)
- Andropogon virginicus L. var. virginicus
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus
- Comments
- Note that recent phylogenetic work by Vorontsova et al. (Syst. and Biodiv. 21(1), 2023) and Weakley et al. (J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 18(1), 2024) has transferred most study-area Andropogon spp. to the genus Anatherum.
- Habitat
- Old fields, pastures, roadsides, and clearings, often dominating early-successional vegetation on dry or nutrient-depleted sites; occurs more sparingly in varied natural habitats, especially dry woodlands and barrens, granitic flatrocks, dune scrub and woodlands, maritime forests, Piedmont hardpan forests, interdune swales, and depression ponds. Common throughout.
- Native Status
- Native
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