Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Anatherum gyrans
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Older references named A. gyrans as A. elliottii, and the common name has stuck despite the change in scientific names. Learn more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans
INCLUDING Systematics of the Andropogon virginicus complex (Gramineae) (Campbell, 1983)
Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans "common variant"
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of West Virginia (Strausbaugh & Core, 1978)
Andropogon elliottii
INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-87-006:
Andropogon elliottii FAMILY Poaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Andropogon campyloracheus
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Andropogon elliottii
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Andropogon campyloracheus
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Andropogon elliottii
COMMON NAME:
Elliott's Bluestem
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_anca3_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_anel_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_anel_002_lvd
Elongate stem sheaths overlap and hide most of the inflorescence (until late in the season), per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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JK Marlow jkm0410n_28
October Oconee County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0511e_17
November Union County SC
Roadside
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Keith Bradley kab_a_gyrans_2823
November Miami-Dade County FL
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmagyrans2
November
Raceme clusters clasped by leaflike bracts, these clasped by leaf sheaths, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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JK Marlow s051112_abc
November SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Anatherum gyrans
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans
INCLUDING
Systematics of the Andropogon virginicus complex (Gramineae) (Campbell, 1983)
Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans "common variant"
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of West Virginia (Strausbaugh & Core, 1978)
Andropogon elliottii
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-87-006:
Andropogon elliottii
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Andropogon campyloracheus
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Andropogon elliottii
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Andropogon campyloracheus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Andropogon elliottii
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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Dry to moist forests, woodlands, longleaf pine sandhills, pine savannas, fields, and disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in Mountains)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Raceme (usually 2 per peduncle)
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain purplish/Yellowish
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p202
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p766
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p141
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