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{{Short description|Genus of grasses}}
{{taxobox
{{Automatic taxobox
|name = ''Andropogon'' {{italic title}}
|image =Starr_031118-0122_Andropogon_virginicus.jpg
|image = Starr_031118-0122_Andropogon_virginicus.jpg
|image_caption = ''[[Andropogon virginicus]]''
|image_caption = ''[[Andropogon virginicus]]''
|display_parents = 4
|regnum = [[Plantae]]
|taxon = Andropogon
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
|authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
|unranked_classis = [[Monocots]]
|type_species = ''[[Andropogon distachyos]]''
|unranked_ordo = [[Commelinids]]
|type_species_authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]<ref>lectotype designated by Green, International Botanical Congress Cambridge (England), 1930. Nomenclature. Proposals by British Botanists: 155-195 (1929)</ref><ref>{{Tropicos}}</ref>
|ordo = [[Poales]]
|synonyms_ref = <ref name="WCSP">{{WCSP|451073}}</ref>
|familia = [[Poaceae]]
|synonyms =
|subfamilia = [[Panicoideae]]
* ''Anatherum'' <small>P.Beauv.</small>
|tribus = [[Andropogoneae]]
* ''Arthrostachys'' <small>Desv.</small>
|genus = '''''Andropogon'''''
* ''Dimeiostemon'' <small>Raf.</small>
|genus_authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
* ''Eupogon'' <small>Desv.</small>
|}}
* ''Eriopodium'' <small>Hochst.</small>
'''''Andropogon''''' ([[common name]]s: ''beard grass'', ''bluestem grass'', ''broomsedge'') is a [[genus]] of [[grass]]es.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://delta-intkey.com/grass/www/andropog.htm|title=The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references |accessdate=2009-08-19 |author=Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. |year=2008 |work=The Grass Genera of the World }}</ref> ''[[Andropogon gerardii]]'', big bluestem, is the official state grass of [[Illinois]].<ref>[http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/symbols/grass.html Illinois State Symbol page]</ref>
* ''Euklastaxon'' <small>Steud.</small>
* ''Heterochloa'' <small>Desv.</small>
* ''Homoeatherum'' <small>Nees</small>
* ''Hypogynium'' <small>Nees</small>
* ''Leptopogon'' <small>Roberty</small>
}}


'''''Andropogon''''' ([[common name]]s: '''beard grass''', '''bluestem grass''', '''broomsedge''') is a widespread [[genus]] of plants in the [[Poaceae|grass family]], native to much of Asia, Africa, and the Americas, as well as [[Southern Europe]] and various oceanic islands.<ref name=wats>{{cite web|url= http://delta-intkey.com/grass/www/andropog.htm|title=''Andropogon'' |access-date=2013-06-20 |last1=Watson |first1=L. |first2=M. J. |last2=Dallwitz |year=2008 |work=The Grass Genera of the World }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Linnaeus |first=Carl |author-link=Carl Linnaeus |date=1753 |title=Species Plantarum |volume=2 |pages=[https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/359066 1045]–1047 |language=la}}</ref><ref>{{PLANTS |symbol=ANDRO2 |taxon=Andropogon}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/floraspecie.php?genere=Andropogon |website=Altervista Flora Italiana |title=Genere ''Andropogon''}}</ref><ref>{{eFloras|2 |family=Poaceae |first1=Shou-liang |last1=Chen |first2=Sylvia M. |last2=Phillips}}</ref>
Broomsedge is found along the eastern United States. It can grow to about {{convert|4|ft|m}} high and its stalk can be used to make yellow dye.<ref>[http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/4h/Broomsedge/broomsed.htm Broomsedge<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


Over 100 species have been described.<ref name="WCSP"/><ref name=wats/><ref>{{ThePlantList}}</ref>
"A North American [[prairie]] [[grassland]] vegetation dominated by grasses (such as big bluestem, ''Andropogon gerardii'' ) that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture."<ref>A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation</ref>


==Species==
==Species==
[[File:Andropogon leucostachyus.jpg|thumb|[[Andropogon leucostachyus|''A.&nbsp;leucostachyus'']]]]
[[File:Andropogon leucostachyus.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Andropogon leucostachyus]]'']]
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* ''[[Andropogon abyssinicus]]''
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* ''[[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]]''
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[[Andropogon abyssinicus|''A.&nbsp;abyssinicus'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon fastigiatus]]''
[[Andropogon aciculatus|''A.&nbsp;aciculatus'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon floridanus]]''
[[Andropogon aequatoriensis|''A.&nbsp;aequatoriensis'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon fragilis]]''
[[Andropogon amboinicus|''A.&nbsp;amboinicus'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon gabonensis]]''
* ''[[Andropogon gayanus]]'' – gamba grass, tambuki grass
[[Andropogon amethystinus|''A.&nbsp;amethystinus'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon gerardi]]'' – big bluestem
[[Andropogon appendiculatus|''A.&nbsp;appendiculatus'']]<br>
[[Andropogon arctatus|''A.&nbsp;arctatus'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon glaucopsis]]''
* ''[[Andropogon glomeratus]]'' – bushy bluestem
[[Andropogon benthamianus|''A.&nbsp;benthamianus'']]<br>
[[Andropogon bentii|''A.&nbsp;bentii'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon gracilis]]''
[[Andropogon bicornis|''A.&nbsp;bicornis'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon gyrans]]''
[[Andropogon brachystachyus|''A.&nbsp;brachystachyus'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon hallii]]''
[[Andropogon cabanisii|''A.&nbsp;cabanisii'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon huillensis]]''
[[Andropogon campestris|''A.&nbsp;campestris'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon ingratus]]''
[[Andropogon campii|''A.&nbsp;campii'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon inermis]]''
[[Andropogon canaliculatus|''A.&nbsp;canaliculatus'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon ischaemum]]''
[[Andropogon capillipes|''A.&nbsp;capillipes'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon kelleri]]''
[[Andropogon chinensis|''A.&nbsp;chinensis'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon lanuginosus]]''
[[Andropogon chrysostachyus|''A.&nbsp;chrysostachyus'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon lateralis]]''
[[Andropogon consanguineus|''A.&nbsp;consanguineus'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon lawsonii]]''
[[Andropogon cordatus|''A.&nbsp;cordatus'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon leucostachyus]]''
[[Andropogon distachyos|''A.&nbsp;distachyos'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon liebmannii]]''
[[Andropogon eucomus|''A.&nbsp;eucomus'']]
* ''[[Andropogon lividus]]''
* ''[[Andropogon longiberbis]]''
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[[Andropogon fastigiatus|''A.&nbsp;fastigiatus'']]<br>
[[Andropogon floridanus|''A.&nbsp;floridanus'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon minarum]]''
[[Andropogon fragilis|''A.&nbsp;fragilis'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon mohrii]]''
[[Andropogon gabonensis|''A.&nbsp;gabonensis'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon murinus]]''
[[Andropogon gayanus|''A.&nbsp;gayanus'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon paniculatus]]''
[[Andropogon gerardii|''A.&nbsp;gerardii'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon pseudapricus]]''
[[Andropogon glaucopsis|''A.&nbsp;glaucopsis'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon pumilus]]''
[[Andropogon glomeratus|''A.&nbsp;glomeratus'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon scabriglumis]]''
[[Andropogon gracilis|''A.&nbsp;gracilis'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon schirensis]]''
[[Andropogon gyrans|''A.&nbsp;gyrans'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon schottii]]''
[[Andropogon hallii|''A.&nbsp;hallii'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon selloanus]]''
[[Andropogon huillensis|''A.&nbsp;huillensis'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon shimadae]]''
[[Andropogon ingratus|''A.&nbsp;ingratus'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon tectorum]]''
[[Andropogon inermis|''A.&nbsp;inermis'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon tenuiberbis]]''
* ''[[Andropogon ternarius]]'' – split bluestem
[[Andropogon lanuginosus|''A.&nbsp;lanuginosus'']]<br>
[[Andropogon lateralis|''A.&nbsp;lateralis'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon ternatus]]''
[[Andropogon lawsonii|''A.&nbsp;lawsonii'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon thorelii]]''
[[Andropogon leucostachyus|''A.&nbsp;leucostachyus'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon tracyi]]''
[[Andropogon liebmannii|''A.&nbsp;liebmannii'']]<br>
* ''[[Andropogon virgatus]]''
* ''[[Andropogon virginicus]]'' – broomsedge bluestem, whiskeygrass
[[Andropogon lividus|''A.&nbsp;lividus'']]<br>
[[Andropogon longiberbis|''A.&nbsp;longiberbis'']]
* ''[[Andropogon yunnanensis]]''
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[[Andropogon minarum|''A.&nbsp;minarum'']]<br>
[[Andropogon mohrii|''A.&nbsp;mohrii'']]<br>
[[Andropogon murinus|''A.&nbsp;murinus'']]<br>
[[Andropogon paniculatus|''A.&nbsp;paniculatus'']]<br>
[[Andropogon pseudapricus|''A.&nbsp;pseudapricus'']]<br>
[[Andropogon pumilus|''A.&nbsp;pumilus'']]<br>
[[Andropogon scabriglumis|''A.&nbsp;scabriglumis'']]<br>
[[Andropogon schirensis|''A.&nbsp;schirensis'']]<br>
[[Andropogon schoenanthus|''A.&nbsp;schoenanthus'']]<br>
[[Andropogon schottii|''A.&nbsp;schottii'']]<br>
[[Andropogon selloanus|''A.&nbsp;selloanus'']]<br>
[[Andropogon shimadae|''A.&nbsp;shimadae'']]<br>
[[Andropogon tectorum|''A.&nbsp;tectorum'']]<br>
[[Andropogon tenuiberbis|''A.&nbsp;tenuiberbis'']]<br>
[[Andropogon ternarius|''A.&nbsp;ternarius'']]<br>
[[Andropogon ternatus|''A.&nbsp;ternatus'']]<br>
[[Andropogon thorelii|''A.&nbsp;thorelii'']]<br>
[[Andropogon tracyi|''A.&nbsp;tracyi'']]<br>
[[Andropogon virgatus|''A.&nbsp;virgatus'']]<br>
[[Andropogon virginicus|''A.&nbsp;virginicus'']]
|}
|}

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 (plant)|Eulalia]]'', ''[[Garnotia]]'', ''[[Gymnopogon]]'', ''[[Hemarthria]]'', ''[[Heteropogon (plant)|Heteropogon]]'', ''[[Hyparrhenia]]'', ''[[Hyperthelia]]'', ''[[Ischaemum]]'', ''[[Parahyparrhenia]]'', ''[[Pentameris]]'', ''[[Polytrias]]'', ''[[Pseudopogonatherum]]'', ''[[Pseudosorghum]]'', ''[[Saccharum]]'', ''[[Schizachyrium]]'', ''[[Sorghastrum]]'', ''[[Sorghum]]'', ''[[Spodiopogon]]'', ''[[Themeda]]'', and ''[[Trachypogon]]''.<ref name="WCSP"/>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Poaceae genera]]
* [[List of Poaceae genera]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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{{Wikispecies}}
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ANDRO2 USDA Plants Database]
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*{{Cite Americana|wstitle=Andropogon |short=x}}
* {{Cite Americana|wstitle=Andropogon |short=x}}

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[[Category:Poaceae genera]]
[[Category:Grasses of Africa]]
[[Category:Grasses of Asia]]
[[Category:Grasses of Europe]]
[[Category:Grasses of North America]]
[[Category:Grasses of Oceania]]
[[Category:Grasses of South America]]
[[Category:Andropogoneae]]




Latest revision as of 06:09, 15 March 2024

Andropogon
Andropogon virginicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]
  • Anatherum P.Beauv.
  • Arthrostachys Desv.
  • Dimeiostemon Raf.
  • Eupogon Desv.
  • Eriopodium Hochst.
  • Euklastaxon Steud.
  • Heterochloa Desv.
  • Homoeatherum Nees
  • Hypogynium Nees
  • Leptopogon Roberty

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]

Over 100 species have been described.[3][4][9]

Species[edit]

Andropogon leucostachyus

  

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ lectotype designated by Green, International Botanical Congress Cambridge (England), 1930. Nomenclature. Proposals by British Botanists: 155-195 (1929)
  2. ^ "Andropogon". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  3. ^ a b c "Andropogon". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. ^ a b Watson, L.; Dallwitz, M. J. (2008). "Andropogon". The Grass Genera of the World. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  5. ^ Linnaeus, Carl (1753). Species Plantarum (in Latin). Vol. 2. pp. 1045–1047.
  6. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Andropogon". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team.
  7. ^ "Genere Andropogon". Altervista Flora Italiana.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Andropogon". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online

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