Andropogon gerardii Vitman
Detail
- Family
- Poaceae
- Botanical Name
- Andropogon gerardii Vitman
- Common Name
- Big Bluestem, Turkeyfoot
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Andropogon gerardii Vitman
- Comments
- Habitat
- Dry woodlands, barrens, and outcrops of limestone, dolostone, mafic rocks, and moderately to strongly calcareous shales and sandstones; riverside prairies and outcrops, rocky and gravelly river shores and bars, clearings, fens, alluvial meadows and fields. Frequent and locally common in the Piedmont and mountains; rare in the Coastal Plain. Sometimes escaped and established from plantings, as in Shenandoah National Park (Madison Co.).
- Native Status
- Native
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