Andropogon gyrans

Andropogon gyrans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Andropogoninae
Genus: Andropogon
Species: Andropogon gyrans

Name

Andropogon gyrans Ashe, 1898

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Panicum gyrans (Ashe) Dyer, Index Kew., Suppl. 2: 132 (1904).
• Heterotypic
  • Andropogon clandestinus Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot.: 809 (1861), nom. illeg.
  • Andropogon elliottii var. gracilior Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 415 (1889).
  • Andropogon elliottii var. laxiflorus Scribn., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23: 146 (1896).
  • Andropogon campyloracheus Nash, Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 431 (1900).
  • Andropogon gracilior (Hack.) Nash in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 63 (1903).
  • Andropogon subtenuis Nash in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 63 (1903).
  • Andropogon virginicus var. graciliformis León, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 53: 457 (1926).
  • Andropogon elliottii var. projectus Fernald & Griscom, Rhodora 37: 138 (1935).
  • Andropogon elliottii f. gracilior (Hack.) Blomq., Grass. N. Carolina: 203 (1948).
  • Anatherum virginicum subvar. laxiflorum (Scribn.) Roberty, Boissiera 9: 213 (1960).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee Regional: Southern Central USA Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Honduras Continental: Northern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ashe, W.W., 1898. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 15: 113

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Andropogon gyrans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Andropogon gyrans. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Andropogon gyrans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Andropogon gyrans. Published online. Accessed: September 21 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Elliott's bluestem

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