Andropogon glomeratus

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Andropogon
Species:	Andropogon glomeratus (Walt.) B.S.P.
Common Name	Bushy Bluestem
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	5
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Anatherum macrourum	Anatherum macrourum (Michx.) Griseb.
Andropogon corymbosus	Andropogon corymbosus (Chapm. ex Hack.) Nash
Andropogon corymbosus var. abbreviatus	Andropogon corymbosus var. abbreviatus (Hack.) Nash
Andropogon densus	Andropogon densus Desv. ex Ham.
Andropogon glomeratus subsp. reinoldii	Andropogon glomeratus subsp. reinoldii (León) Catasús
Andropogon glomeratus var. abbreviatus	Andropogon glomeratus var. abbreviatus (Hack.) Scribn.
Andropogon glomeratus var. corymbosus	Andropogon glomeratus var. corymbosus (Chapm. ex Hack.) Scribn.
Andropogon glomeratus var. tenuispatheus	Andropogon glomeratus var. tenuispatheus
Andropogon macrourum	Andropogon macrourum Michx.
Andropogon macrourum var. abbreviatus	Andropogon macrourum var. abbreviatus Hack.
Andropogon macrourum var. corymbosus	Andropogon macrourum var. corymbosus Chapm. ex Hack.
Andropogon macrourum var. genuinus	Andropogon macrourum var. genuinus Hack.
Andropogon macrourus	Andropogon macrourus
Andropogon macrourus var. abbreviatus	Andropogon macrourus var. abbreviatus Hack.
Andropogon macrourus var. corymbosus	Andropogon macrourus var. corymbosus
Andropogon macrourus var. pumilus	Andropogon macrourus var. pumilus
Andropogon reinoldii	Andropogon reinoldii León
Andropogon spathaceus	Andropogon spathaceus Trin.
Andropogon virginicus var. tenuispatheus	Andropogon virginicus var. tenuispatheus
Sorghum glomeratum	Sorghum glomeratum (Walter) Kuntze

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: McCreary (KY), Montgomery (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rowan (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Lewis (TN), McMinn (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Meigs (TN), Moore (TN), Morgan (TN), Overton (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Scott (TN), Shelby (TN), Van Buren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, MDKY, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1971 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
BEREA005375	Pulaski	Kentucky			BEREA Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016357		Kentucky			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016057	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016358	McCreary	Kentucky			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016056	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016043	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016050	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016040	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016044	Lewis	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016033	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016049	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
APSC0112777	McNairy	Tennessee			APSC Andropogon glomeratus
APSC0116937	Moore	Tennessee			APSC Andropogon glomeratus
MEM020803	Fayette	Tennessee	15 Oct 2016	David Hilgeman 1003	MEM Andropogon glomeratus
MEM007743	Shelby	Tennessee	10 Oct 1971	John E. Thompson Jr. 626	MEM Andropogon glomeratus
MDKY00004011	Rowan	Kentucky			MDKY Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016058	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016055	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
UCHT006259	Coffee	Tennessee			UCHT Andropogon glomeratus
UCHT006260	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Andropogon glomeratus
UCHT006261	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Andropogon glomeratus
APSC0116936	Moore	Tennessee			APSC Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0243686	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
APSC0050813	Overton	Tennessee			APSC Andropogon glomeratus
APSC0034833	Bradley	Tennessee			APSC Andropogon glomeratus
APSC0091497	Montgomery	Kentucky			APSC Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016037	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016047	McMinn	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016030	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0186671	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016045	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016059	Putnam	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
BEREA023538	Pulaski	Kentucky			BEREA Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016052	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016042	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016036	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016032	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016060	Putnam	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016034	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
APSC0034832	Polk	Tennessee			APSC Andropogon glomeratus
APSC0098236	Montgomery	Kentucky			APSC Andropogon glomeratus
UOS07577	Coffee	Tennessee	15 Jul 1996	Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.	UOS Andropogon glomeratus
MDKY00004009	Rowan	Kentucky			MDKY Andropogon glomeratus
MDKY00004010	McCreary	Kentucky			MDKY Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016051	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016063	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016061	Putnam	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
APSC0062654	McCreary	Kentucky			APSC Andropogon glomeratus
UOS07578	Franklin	Tennessee	22 Oct 1999	Mary P. Priestley	UOS Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016048	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016062	Scott	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016029	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
UCHT001634	Marion	Tennessee		John Beck	UCHT Andropogon glomeratus
APSC0034834	Campbell	Tennessee			APSC Andropogon glomeratus
UCHT039767	Campbell	Tennessee			UCHT Andropogon glomeratus
UOS07576	Franklin	Tennessee	14 Oct 1985	Richard K. Clements	UOS Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016039	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016054	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016031	Bradley	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016053	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016041	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016038	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016035	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
TENN-V-0016046	McMinn	Tennessee			TENN Andropogon glomeratus
APSC0068493	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Andropogon glomeratus
APSC0116935	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Andropogon glomeratus
UCHT036267	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Andropogon glomeratus

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Andropogon glomeratus

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