Andropogon virginicus

Andropogon virginicus

Andropogon virginicus

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 virginicus

Name

Andropogon virginicus L., 1753

Homonyms

• Andropogon virginicus Trin. = Andropogon leucostachyus Kunth

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Andropogon virginicus subsp. genuinus Hack. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(4): 285 (1883), not validly publ.
  • Sorghum virginicum (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 (1891).
  • Andropogon virginicus var. genuinus Fernald & Griscom, Rhodora 37: 142 (1935), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Cinna lateralis Walter, Fl. Carol.: 59 (1788).
  • Andropogon dissitiflorus Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 57 (1803), nom. superfl.
  • Anatherum virginicum Spreng., Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 2: 16 (1815).
  • Andropogon tetrastachyus Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 150 (1816).
  • Andropogon vaginatus Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 148 (1816).
  • Cymbopogon glaucus Schult., Mant. 2: 459 (1824).
  • Dimeiostemon tetrastachys Raf., Bull. Bot. (Geneva) 1: 221 (1830), pro syn.
  • Dimeiostemon vaginatus Raf., Bull. Bot. (Geneva) 1: 221 (1830), pro syn.
  • Holcus virginicus Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 773 (1841), pro syn.
  • Andropogon eriophorus Scheele, Flora 27: 51 (1844), nom. illeg.
  • Andropogon curtisianus Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 390 (1854).
  • Andropogon louisianae Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 383 (1854).
  • Andropogon pauciflorus Salzm. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 371 (1854), pro syn.
  • Andropogon virginicus var. vaginatus (Elliott) Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot.: 808 (1861).
  • Andropogon dissitiflorus var. vaginatus Chapm. ex Gatt., Tennessee Fl.: 97 (1887), nom. nud.
  • Andropogon glaucescens Schltdl. ex Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 411 (1889), pro syn.
  • Andropogon virginicus subvar. ditior Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 411 (1889).
  • Andropogon virginicus var. tetrastachyus (Elliott) Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 411 (1889).
  • Andropogon virginicus var. viridis Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 410 (1889).
  • Andropogon macrourus var. viridis Vasey, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 11 (1892).
  • Anatherum virginicum subvar. tetrastachyum (Elliott) Roberty, Boissiera 9: 213 (1960).
  • Andropogon virginicus var. decipiens C.S.Campb., Syst. Bot. 11: 290 (1986).
  • Andropogon decipiens (C.S.Campb.) E.L.Bridges & Orzell, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 14: 214 (2020), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Central & Eastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia Regional: Canada Ontario Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Northern South America Venezuela Introduced into: California, Hawaii, Japan, New Zealand North, Transcaucasus References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1046. Reference page. :

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 virginicus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Andropogon virginicus. 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 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Andropogon virginicus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Andropogon virginicus. Published online. Accessed: September 22 2022.
• IUCN: Andropogon virginicus L. (Least Concern)
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Andropogon virginicus L. in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2014-01-22.
• Andropogon virginicus L. – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Andropogon virginicus – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
• EOL: Andropogon virginicus

Vernacular names

English: Broomsedge bluestem
suomi: Oranssivarrasheinä
日本語: メリケンカルカヤ

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