Anatherum virginicum (Linnaeus) Sprengel var. virginicum
Detail
- Family
- Poaceae
- Botanical Name
- Anatherum virginicum (Linnaeus) Sprengel var. virginicum
- Common Name
- Broomsedge, Broomstraw, Sedge Grass, Sage Grass
- Synonym(s)
- Andropogon virginicus L. var. virginicus
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus
- Comments
- Note that recent phylogenetic work by Vorontsova et al. (Syst. and Biodiv. 21(1), 2023) and Weakley et al. (J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 18(1), 2024) has transferred most Virginia Andropogon spp. to the genus Anatherum.
- 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.
- Native Status
- Native
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