familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Panicoideae
genusAndropogon
sectionAndropogon sect. Leptopogon
speciesAndropogon glomeratus
Andropogon glomeratus var. glomeratus
Synonyms: Andropogon virginicus var. abbreviatus
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 664.
Plants oblong to pyramidal in the upper portion. Culms 60-160 cm; internodes not glaucous. Sheaths (2)2.5-3.4(4.7) mm wide, scabrous; ligules sometimes ciliate, cilia to 0.3 mm; blades green, usually scabrous. Subtending sheaths of inflorescence units usually 2.5-3.4 mm wide; peduncles (4)11-35(60) mm; rames usually 2.1-2.9 cm, exerted. Keels of lower glumes usually smooth below midlength, scabrous distally; anthers eventually deciduous.
Distribution
Md., N.J., Mass., Miss., La., W.Va., Pa., Del., Pacific Islands (Hawaii), N.C., N.Y., R.I., S.C., Ala., D.C., Tenn., Va., Ark., Ill., Ga., Ky., Fla., Ohio
Discussion
Andropogon glomeratus var. glomeratus grows in bogs, swamps, savannahs, flatwoods, and ditches of the southeastern United States.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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