Andropogon (common names: beard grass, bluestem grass, broomsedge) is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family, native to much of Asia, Africa, and the Americas, as well as Southern Europe and various oceanic islands.[4][5][6][7][8]
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| Andropogon virginicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Supertribe: | Andropogonodae |
| Tribe: | Andropogoneae |
| Subtribe: | Andropogoninae |
| Genus: | Andropogon L. |
| Type species | |
| Andropogon distachyos | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Species
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- Andropogon abyssinicus
- Andropogon aciculatus
- Andropogon aequatoriensis
- Andropogon amboinicus
- Andropogon amethystinus
- Andropogon appendiculatus
- Andropogon arctatus
- Andropogon benthamianus
- Andropogon bentii
- Andropogon bicornis
- Andropogon brachystachyus
- Andropogon campestris
- Andropogon campii
- Andropogon canaliculatus
- Andropogon capillipes
- Andropogon chinensis
- Andropogon chrysostachyus
- Andropogon consanguineus
- Andropogon cordatus
- Andropogon distachyos
- Andropogon eucomus
- Andropogon fastigiatus
- Andropogon floridanus
- Andropogon fragilis
- Andropogon gabonensis
- Andropogon gayanus – gamba grass, tambuki grass
- Andropogon gerardi – big bluestem
- Andropogon glaucopsis
- Andropogon glomeratus – bushy bluestem
- Andropogon gracilis
- Andropogon gyrans
- Andropogon hallii
- Andropogon huillensis
- Andropogon ingratus
- Andropogon inermis
- Andropogon ischaemum
- Andropogon kelleri
- Andropogon lanuginosus
- Andropogon lateralis
- Andropogon lawsonii
- Andropogon leucostachyus
- Andropogon liebmannii
- Andropogon lividus
- Andropogon longiberbis
- Andropogon minarum
- Andropogon mohrii
- Andropogon murinus
- Andropogon paniculatus
- Andropogon pseudapricus
- Andropogon pumilus
- Andropogon scabriglumis
- Andropogon schirensis
- Andropogon schottii
- Andropogon selloanus
- Andropogon shimadae
- Andropogon tectorum
- Andropogon tenuiberbis
- Andropogon ternarius – split bluestem
- Andropogon ternatus
- Andropogon thorelii
- Andropogon tracyi
- Andropogon virgatus
- Andropogon virginicus – broomsedge bluestem, whiskeygrass
- Andropogon yunnanensis
Many species once included in Andropogon are now regarded as better suited to other genera, including Agenium, Anadelphia, Apluda, Arthraxon, Bothriochloa, Capeochloa, Capillipedium, Chrysopogon, Cymbopogon, Dichanthium, Diheteropogon, Elionurus, Elymandra, Eragrostis, Eulalia, Garnotia, Gymnopogon, Hemarthria, Heteropogon, Hyparrhenia, Hyperthelia, Ischaemum, Parahyparrhenia, Pentameris, Polytrias, Pseudopogonatherum, Pseudosorghum, Saccharum, Schizachyrium, Sorghastrum, Sorghum, Spodiopogon, Themeda, and Trachypogon.[3]
See also
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edit- ^ lectotype designated by Green, International Botanical Congress Cambridge (England), 1930. Nomenclature. Proposals by British Botanists: 155-195 (1929)
- ^ "Andropogon". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
- ^ a b c "Andropogon". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ a b Watson, L.; Dallwitz, M. J. (2008). "Andropogon". The Grass Genera of the World. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- ^ Linnaeus, Carl (1753). Species Plantarum (in Latin). Vol. 2. pp. 1045–1047.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Andropogon". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team.
- ^ "Genere Andropogon". Altervista Flora Italiana.
- ^ Chen, Shou-liang; Phillips, Sylvia M. "Andropogon". Flora of China. Vol. 22 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ "Andropogon". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
External links
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