Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Anatherum perangustatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This is a very slender-leaved and short bluestem, producing tussock-like clumps. Learn more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Andropogon gyrans var. stenophyllus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Andropogon gyrans var. stenophyllus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Andropogon gyrans var. stenophyllus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Systematics of the Andropogon virginicus complex (Gramineae) (Campbell, 1983)
Andropogon gyrans var. stenophyllus
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-87-006?:
Andropogon elliottii FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Andropogon perangustatus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Andropogon perangustatus
(?) -
Andropogon elliottii var. stenophyllus
COMMON NAME:
Narrowleaf Bluestem
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_anpe_001_lvd
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmaperangustatus_echwsw
October Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Inflorescence resembling slender specimens of A. virginicus, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Anatherum perangustatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Andropogon gyrans var. stenophyllus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Andropogon gyrans var. stenophyllus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Andropogon gyrans var. stenophyllus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Systematics of the Andropogon virginicus complex (Gramineae) (Campbell, 1983)
Andropogon gyrans var. stenophyllus
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-87-006?:
Andropogon elliottii
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Andropogon perangustatus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Andropogon perangustatus
(?)
-
Andropogon elliottii var. stenophyllus
3455
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pinelands, clay-based Carolina bays, other depression wetlands, and boggy wetlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon (rare in SC)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Raceme (usually 2 per peduncle)
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain purplish/Yellowish
Grain
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