Anatherum ternarium (Michaux) Vorontsova & E.A. Kellogg

Locations ofAnatherum ternarium (Michaux) Vorontsova & E.A. Kellogg in Virginia

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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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