familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Panicoideae
genusAndropogon
sectionAndropogon sect. Leptopogon
speciesAndropogon gyrans
Difference between revisions of "Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans"
Common names: Elliott's beardgrass
Synonyms: Andropogon campyloracheus unknown
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 657.
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Ligules 0.3-0.8(1.1) mm. Inflorescence units usually with 2-5 rames; rames usually concealed at maturity.
Distribution
Del., D.C, W.Va., Fla., N.J., Tex., La., Tenn., N.C., S.C., Pa., Va., Ala., Ark., Ill., Ga., Ind., Md., Okla., Ohio, Mo., Miss., Ky.
Discussion
Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans generally grows in dry, sandy soil of roadsides, embankments, fields, and pine or oak woods, occasionally in moister soil. Its range extends south from the United States to the Caribbean and Central America. Plants from Florida and Mississippi do not have inflated sheaths.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.