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Andropogon gerardii

big bluestem
  • Photo by: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA as posted on Wikipedia

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

big bluestem

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Andropogon gerardii

Familia:

Poaceae (Graminae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

grass

Tamaño:

4-7 (10) ft tall by 3-5 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

green

Color de la fruta:

brown

Fenología:

deciduous

Destacado por:

Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Sunny garden where a large, clumping grass is an asset. Noted for silvery-blue foliage that turns bronze in fall.

Consideraciones:

If used in a garden, too much water, shade, or fertilizer can cause it to get top-heavy and fall over.

Disponibilidad:

Seed

Propagación:

Division of clumps, seed.

Luz:

Full Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -a- Not wet but not extremely dry

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Loam

pH del suelo:

adaptable

Apto para cultivo en:

8A, 8B

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Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Butterflies, Birds, Mammals

Larval host for the Delaware skipper ( Anatrytone logan ) and the dusted skipper ( Atrytonopsis hianna ).

Provides cover and seed for many species of songbirds.

Hábitats nativos:

Flatwoods, prairies.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

The grass is favored by livestock and so has become much rarer than when there was only seasonal bison grazing.

Comentarios generales:

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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