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'''''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= |
'''''Andropogon''''' ([[common name]]s: '''beard grass''', '''bluestem grass''', '''broomsedge''') is a [[genus]] of [[grass]]es.<ref name=wats>{{cite web|url= http://delta-intkey.com/grass/www/andropog.htm|title=''Andropogon'' |accessdate=2013-06-20 |author=Watson, L. and M. J. Dallwitz. |year=2008 |work=The Grass Genera of the World }}</ref> |
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''[[Andropogon gerardii]]'', big bluestem, is the official state grass of [[Illinois]].<ref>[http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/symbols/grass.html State Symbol: Illinois State Prairie Grass — Big Bluestem (''Adropogon gerardii'').] Illinois State Museum.</ref> |
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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> |
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There are about 100 species.<ref name=wats/> |
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"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> |
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==Species== |
==Species== |
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[[File:Andropogon leucostachyus.jpg|thumb|[[Andropogon leucostachyus |
[[File:Andropogon leucostachyus.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Andropogon leucostachyus]]'']] |
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Andropogon (common names: beard grass, bluestem grass, broomsedge) is a genus of grasses.[1]
Andropogon gerardii, big bluestem, is the official state grass of Illinois.[2]
There are about 100 species.[1]
Species
See also
References
- ^ a b Watson, L. and M. J. Dallwitz. (2008). "Andropogon". The Grass Genera of the World. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- ^ State Symbol: Illinois State Prairie Grass — Big Bluestem (Adropogon gerardii). Illinois State Museum.
External links
Wikispecies has information related to Andropogon.
- USDA Plants Database
- Andropogon in West African plants – A Photo Guide.
- . Encyclopedia Americana. 1920.
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