Andropogon ternarius

Andropogon ternarius

Andropogon ternarius

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 ternarius

Name

Andropogon ternarius Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 57 (1803)

Homonyms

• Andropogon ternarius Desv. = Chrysopogon argutus (Nees ex Steud.) Trin. ex B.D.Jacks., Index Kew. 1: 530 (1893).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Andropogon argenteus Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 148 (1816), nom. illeg.
  • Andropogon muehlenbergianus Schult., Mant. 2: 455 (1824).
  • Andropogon belvisii Desv., Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 171 (1831).
  • Andropogon argyreus Schult. ex Steud. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 90 (1840).
  • Andropogon elliottii Chapm., Fl. South. U.S.: 581 (1860), nom. superfl.
  • Andropogon cabanisii Hack., Flora 68: 133 (1885).
  • Sorghum argenteum Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 790 (1891), nom. superfl.
  • Sorghum cabanisii (Hack.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 791 (1891).
  • Sorghum elliottii Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 791 (1891), nom. superfl.
  • Andropogon argyreus var. tenuis Vasey, Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 3: 12 (1892).
  • Andropogon argyreus var. macer Scribn., Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 1: 20 (1895).
  • Andropogon elliottii var. glaucescens Scribn., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23: 145 (1896).
  • Andropogon scribnerianus Nash, Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 432 (1900).
  • Andropogon mississippiensis Scribn. & C.R.Ball, Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 24: 40 (1901).
  • Andropogon ternarius var. cabanisii (Hack.) Fernald & Griscom, Rhodora 37: 138 (1935).
  • Andropogon ternarius var. glaucescens (Scribn.) Fernald & Griscom, Rhodora 37: 137 (1935).
  • Anatherum argyreum (Schult. ex Steud.) Roberty, Boissiera 9: 207 (1960).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

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

References

Primary references

• Michaux, A. (1831) Flora Boreali-Americana 1: 57. BHL

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. 2015. Andropogon ternarius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Dec. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Andropogon ternarius. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 13 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Andropogon ternarius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 DEc. 2015.

Vernacular names

English: Splitbeard Bluestem

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