Andropogon furcatus Muhl. ex Willd.
Andropogon gerardii Vitman var. chrysocomus (Nash) Fernald
Andropogon provincialis Lam.
Andropogon gerardii Vitman
Big bluestem
[An article has not been written yet.]
Andropogon chrysocomus Nash
Andropogon furcatus Muhl. ex Willd.
Andropogon gerardii Vitman var. chrysocomus (Nash) Fernald
Andropogon provincialis Lam.
Andropogon furcatus Muhl. ex Willd.
Andropogon gerardii Vitman var. chrysocomus (Nash) Fernald
Andropogon provincialis Lam.
8/27/2021 · Hackett and Minot Trails, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 10 cm) 
8/27/2021 · Hackett and Minot Trails, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 10 cm) 
8/27/2021 · Hackett and Minot Trails, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 10 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
| Subclass | Commelinidae | Dayflowers and spiderworts, and several others |
| Order | Cyperales | Flowering plants including grasses |
| Family | Poaceae | Grasses (but not sedges or rushes) |
| Genus | Andropogon | From the Greek andros, “a man,” and pogon, “beard,” referring to the hairs on the spikelets of some of these grass species |
| Species | gerardii | After eminent French botanist and physician Louis Gérard (1733-1819) |
Andropogon gerardii description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
© FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved.