Anatherum ternarium (Michaux) Vorontsova & E.A. Kellogg
Detail
- Family
- Poaceae
- Botanical Name
- Anatherum ternarium (Michaux) Vorontsova & E.A. Kellogg
- Common Name
- Splitbeard Bluestem, Silvery Bluestem
- Synonym(s)
- Andropogon ternarius Michx.; Andropogon ternarius Michx. var. ternarius
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Andropogon ternarius Michx. var. ternarius
- 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, clearings, and roadsides; less numerous in sandhill woodlands, openings in dune scrub and woodlands, maritime forests, shale or sandstone woodlands and barrens (in the mountains). Common in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont; rare in the mountains.
- Native Status
- Native
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