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Andropogon virginicus  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 40456

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Anatherum virginicum var. tetrastachyum (Ell.) Roberty
  
    Andropogon virginicus var. tetrastachyus (Elliott) Hack.
  
    Anatherum virginicum (L.) Desv.
  
    Anatherum virginicum (L.) Spreng.
  
    Andropogon curtisianus Steud.
  
    Andropogon dissitiflorum Michx.
  
    Andropogon dissitiflorus Michx.
  
    Andropogon eriophorus Scheele
  
    Andropogon glaucescens Schltdl. ex Hack.
  
    Andropogon louisianae Steud.
  
    Andropogon tetrastachyus Elliott
  
    Andropogon vaginatus Elliott
  
    Cinna lateralis Walter
  
    Dimeiostemon tetrastachys Raf. ex B.D. Jacks.
  
    Dimeiostemon vaginatus Raf. ex B.D. Jacks.
  
    Holcus virginicus Muhl. ex Steud.
  
    Sorghum virginicum (L.) Kuntze
  
    Andropogon virginicus ssp. genuinus Hack.
  
    Andropogon virginicus var. genuinus Fernald & Griscom
  
    Andropogon virginicus var. vaginatus (Elliott) Alph. Wood
  
    Andropogon virginicus var. viridis Hack.
  
    Anatherum virginicum subvar. tetrastachyum (Elliott) Roberty
  
    Andropogon virginicus subvar. ditior Hack.
  
    Andropogon virginicus f. virginicus L.
  
  Common Name(s): broomsedge bluestem
 
    broomsedge
 
    yellow bluestem
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderPoales   
                            FamilyPoaceae  – grasses, graminées  
                               GenusAndropogon L. – bluestem  
                                  SpeciesAndropogon virginicus L. – broomsedge bluestem, broomsedge, yellow bluestem  
    Direct Children:  
                                     VarietyAndropogon virginicus var. decipiens C.S. Campb. – broomsedge bluestem, broomsedge 
                                     VarietyAndropogon virginicus var. glaucus Hack. – chalky bluestem 
                                     VarietyAndropogon virginicus var. virginicus L. – broomsedge bluestem, broomsedge 
       

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  Source: Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) - 11/2009, database (version 24/11/2009)  
  Acquired: 2009   
  Notes: Maintained by R. J. Soreng et al., at http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG and formerly at http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/nwgc.html   
  Reference for: Andropogon virginicus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Andropogon virginicus   
       
  Source: Poaceae update, database (version Sept. 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Poaceae update for ITIS, in cooperation with NatureServe, and based on the Catalogue of New World Grasses database and other sources   
  Reference for: Andropogon virginicus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Andropogon virginicus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Caribbean  
    North America  
    Oceania  
    Middle America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
    Caribbean Territories, Native  
    Hawaii, Native  
 

 

    

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