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Scientific Name: Andropogon
Record Found: 6
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Light Regime | Moisture Regime | Plant Type | Maximum expected height (in feet) | Pollinator? | Flowering Seasons | Grassland Species | Riparian Buffer | Riparian Zone | |||||||||
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| Andropogon gerardii | Big Bluestem, Turkeyfoot | Sun, Part | Moist, Dry | Grass | 10 | No | Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall | Yes | Yes | 2, 3 | |||||||||
| More Detail URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=468 Plant Virginia Natives Link: https://www.plantvirginianatives.org/virginia-regional-native-plant-campaigns-guides Commercial Seed Available: Agrecol Native Seed and Plant Nursery (seed), Applewood Seed Co. (seed), Buffalo Brand Sharps Bros Seed Co. (seed), Chesapeake Valley Seed (seed), Ernst Conservation Seed Co. (seed), Native American Seed (seed), Ohio Prairie Nursery (seed), Prairie Moon Nursery (seed), Prairie Nursery Native Plants and Seed (seed), Prairie Restorations Inc. (seed) Live Plant Available: Archewild (live plant), Draper Springs (live plant), Izel Native Plants (live plant), Mid-Atlantic Natives (live plant), Reedy Creek Environmental (live plant), Seven Bends Nursery (live plant), The Natural Garden (live plant), Watermark Woods (live plant) Synonym: Andropogon gerardii, Andropogon gerardii, Andropogon gerardii Digital Atlas Name: Andropogon gerardii Vitman Habitat: Dry woodlands, barrens, and outcrops of limestone, dolostone, mafic rocks, and moderately to strongly calcareous shales and sandstones; riverside prairies and outcrops, rocky and gravelly river shores and bars, clearings, fens, alluvial meadows and fields. Frequent and locally common in the Piedmont and mountains; rare in the Coastal Plain. Synonyms: [= C, FNA, G, GW, HC, K, Pa., R, W; > A. gerardii var. gerardii - F; = A. provincialis Lamarck - S; = A. gerardi - W.Va., orthographic variant] taxonPhenology: Jul-Oct County Names: Wythe, Wise, Washington, Warren, Tazewell, Sussex, Spotsylvania, Smyth, Shenandoah, Scott, Russell, Rockbridge, Pulaski, Prince William, Prince George, Prince Edward, Powhatan, Pittsylvania, Patrick, Nottoway, Northampton, New Kent, Nelson, Montgomery, Lunenburg, Louisa, Loudoun, Lee, Highland, Henry, Henrico, Hanover, Halifax, Greene, Grayson, Goochland, Gloucester, Giles, Frederick, Franklin, Fluvanna, Floyd, Fauquier, Fairfax, Essex, Dickenson, Cumberland, Culpeper, Craig, Clarke, Carroll, Campbell, Buckingham, Brunswick, Botetourt, Bland, Bedford, Bath, Augusta, Appomattox, Amherst, Amelia, Alleghany, Albemarle Coastal Plain: Yes Mountain: Yes Piedmont: Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Andropogon glomeratus | Bushy Bluestem | Sun, Part | Wet, Moist | Grass | 6 | No | Late Summer, Fall | Yes | Yes | 3 | |||||||||
| More Detail URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=1756 Plant Virginia Natives Link: https://www.plantvirginianatives.org/virginia-regional-native-plant-campaigns-guides Commercial Seed Available: Ernst Conservation Seed Co. (seed) Live Plant Available: Izel Native Plants (live plant), Mid-Atlantic Natives (live plant), Reedy Creek Environmental (live plant) Synonym: NE, Andropogon glomeratus, Andropogon glomeratus Digital Atlas Name: Andropogon glomeratus (Walt.) B.S.P. Habitat: Bogs, clearings, mafic fens and seeps, pocosins, sea-level fens, depression ponds, interdune swales and ponds, damp to wet clearings and roadsides. Common in the Coastal Plain; infrequent in the Piedmont and mountains. Synonyms: [= FNA, K, Z; < A. virginicus - R; = A. virginicus var. abbreviatus (Hackel) Fernald & Griscom - C, F, G, GW, W.Va.; < A. glomeratus - HC, Pa., S, W] taxonPhenology: Sep-Oct County Names: York, Wythe, Westmoreland, Washington, Virginia Beach, Sussex, Surry, Suffolk, Spotsylvania, Southampton, Russell, Rockbridge, Richmond, Pulaski, Prince William, Prince George, Patrick, Nottoway, Northumberland, Northampton, Newport News, New Kent, Nelson, Middlesex, Mathews, Louisa, Lee, Lancaster, King William, King George, King and Queen, Isle of Wight, Henrico, Hanover, Hampton, Greensville, Grayson, Goochland, Gloucester, Giles, Fluvanna, Floyd, Fauquier, Fairfax, Essex, Dinwiddie, Chesterfield, Chesapeake, Charles City, Carroll, Caroline, Brunswick, Augusta, Arlington, Appomattox, Amherst, Albemarle, Accomack Coastal Plain: Yes Mountain: Yes Piedmont: Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Andropogon gyrans | Elliott's Bluestem | Sun, Part | Moist, Dry | Grass | 5 | No | Late Summer, Fall | No | No | ||||||||||
| More Detail URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=447 Commercial Seed Available: Brandywine Conservancy (seed) Live Plant Available: Earth Sangha Wild Plant Nursery (live plant), The Natural Garden (live plant) Synonym: Andropogon gyrans, Andropogon gyrans, Andropogon gyrans Digital Atlas Name: Andropogon gyrans Ashe Habitat: Forest edges, clearings, old fields, and woodlands managed by prescribed fire. Common in the Piedmont; frequent in the Coastal Plain; infrequent to rare in the mountains. Synonyms: [= C, Pa., W; = A. elliottii Chapman - HC, W.Va.; = A. gyrans var. gyrans - FNA, K, Z; > A. elliottii - R, S; > A. campyloracheus Nash - R, S; > A. elliottii var. elliottii - F, G; > A. elliottii var. gracilior Hackel - F, G; > A. elliottii var. projectus taxonPhenology: Sep-Oct County Names: Sussex, Suffolk, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Southampton, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Pulaski, Prince William, Prince George, Prince Edward, Powhatan, Pittsylvania, Orange, Nottoway, Northumberland, Northampton, New Kent, Nelson, Montgomery, Mecklenburg, Madison, Lunenburg, Louisa, King William, King and Queen, James City, Henrico, Hanover, Hampton, Halifax, Greensville, Greene, Goochland, Franklin, Fluvanna, Fauquier, Fairfax, Dinwiddie, Cumberland, Culpeper, Chesterfield, Chesapeake, Charlotte, Caroline, Buckingham, Brunswick, Bland, Augusta, Arlington, Appomattox, Amherst, Amelia, Albemarle, Accomack Coastal Plain: Yes Mountain: Yes Piedmont: Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Andropogon hirsutior | Bushy Bluestem | Sun, Part | Wet, Moist | Grass | 7 | No | Late Summer, Fall | Yes | Yes | 3 | |||||||||
| More Detail URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=454 Synonym: Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior, Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior, Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior Digital Atlas Name: Andropogon hirsutior (Hackel) Weakley & LeBlond Habitat: Wet flatwoods and clearings, ditches, and other wet disturbed sites. Distribution and status in Virginia are poorly known; apparently limited to the s. and c. Coastal Plain. Synonyms: [= Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns, & Poggenburg var. hirsutior (Hackel) C. Mohr - FNA, K, Z; < A. virginicus - R; ? A. virginicus var. glaucopsis (Elliott) A.S. Hitchcock - G, misapplied; = A. virginicus var. hirsutior (Hackel) A.S. Hitchc taxonPhenology: Sep-Oct County Names: York, Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Northampton, Isle of Wight, Charles City Coastal Plain: Yes Mountain: No Piedmont: No | |||||||||||||||||||
| Andropogon ternarius | Splitbeard Bluestem, Silvery Bluestem | Sun, Part, Shade | Moist, Dry | Grass | 5 | No | Late Summer, Fall | No | No | ||||||||||
| More Detail URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=440 Plant Virginia Natives Link: https://www.plantvirginianatives.org/virginia-regional-native-plant-campaigns-guides Commercial Seed Available: Ernst Conservation Seed Co. (seed), Garrett Wildflower Seed Farm (seed), Roundstone Native Seed (seed) Live Plant Available: Izel Native Plants (live plant), Reedy Creek Environmental (live plant) Synonym: Andropogon ternarius var. ternarius, Andropogon ternarius var. ternarius, Andropogon ternarius var. ternarius Synonyms: [= FNA, K, Z; < A. ternarius - C, G, R, W; > A. ternarius var. ternarius - F; > A. ternarius var. glaucescens (Scribner) Fernald & Griscom - F; = A. ternarius - HC, S] taxonPhenology: Sep-Oct Coastal Plain: Yes Mountain: Yes Piedmont: Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus | Broomsedge, Broomstraw, Sedge Grass, Sage Grass | Sun, Part, Shade | Wet, Moist, Dry | Grass | 7 | No | Late Summer, Fall | Yes | No | ||||||||||
| More Detail URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=438 Plant Virginia Natives Link: https://www.plantvirginianatives.org/virginia-regional-native-plant-campaigns-guides Commercial Seed Available: Chesapeake Valley Seed (seed), Ernst Conservation Seed Co. (seed), Mellow Marsh Farm (seed), Native American Seed (seed), Ohio Prairie Nursery (seed), Stock Seed Farms (seed), Sylva Native Nursery (seed), Toadshade Wildflower Farm (seed) Live Plant Available: Archewild (live plant), Earth Sangha Wild Plant Nursery (live plant), Izel Native Plants (live plant), Mid-Atlantic Natives (live plant), Reedy Creek Environmental (live plant), Seven Bends Nursery (live plant), The Natural Garden (live plant), Watermark Woods (live plant) Synonym: Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus, Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus, Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus Digital Atlas Name: Andropogon virginicus L. var. virginicus Habitat: Old fields, pastures, roadsides, and clearings, often dominating early-successional vegetation on dry or nutrient-depleted sites; occurs more sparingly in varied natural habitats, especially dry woodlands and barrens, granitic flatrocks, dune scrub and woodlands, maritime forests, Piedmont hardpan forests, interdune swales, and depression ponds. Common throughout. Synonyms: [= FNA, K, Z ("oldfield variant" and "smooth variant"); < A. virginicus - Pa., R, S, W; < A. virginicus var. virginicus - C, W.Va.; < A. virginicus var. virginicus - G, HC (also see var. decipiens); >< A. virginicus var. virginicus - F; > A. virginicus va taxonPhenology: Sep-Oct County Names: York, Wythe, Westmoreland, Washington, Warren, Virginia Beach, Sussex, Surry, Suffolk, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Southampton, Shenandoah, Scott, Russell, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Roanoke, Richmond, Rappahannock, Pulaski, Prince William, Prince George, Prince Edward, Powhatan, Pittsylvania, Patrick, Page, Orange, Nottoway, Northumberland, Northampton, Newport News, Nelson, Montgomery, Middlesex, Mecklenburg, Mathews, Madison, Lunenburg, Louisa, Loudoun, Lee, Lancaster, King William, King George, King and Queen, James City, Isle of Wight, Highland, Henry, Henrico, Hanover, Hampton, Halifax, Greensville, Greene, Grayson, Goochland, Gloucester, Giles, Frederick, Franklin, Fluvanna, Floyd, Fauquier, Fairfax, Essex, Dinwiddie, Cumberland, Culpeper, Craig, Clarke, Chesterfield, Chesapeake, Charlotte, Charles City, Carroll, Caroline, Campbell, Buckingham, Buchanan, Brunswick, Botetourt, Bedford, Augusta, Appomattox, Amherst, Amelia, Albemarle, Accomack Coastal Plain: Yes Mountain: Yes Piedmont: Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
