Anatherum ternarium (Michaux) Vorontsova & E.A. Kellogg
Detail
- Family
- Poaceae
- Botanical Name
- Anatherum ternarium (Michaux) Vorontsova & E.A. Kellogg
- Common Name
- Splitbeard Bluestem, Silvery Bluestem
- Synonym(s)
- Andropogon ternarius Michx.; Andropogon ternarius Michx. var. ternarius
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Andropogon ternarius Michx. var. ternarius
- 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, clearings, and roadsides; less numerous in sandhill woodlands, openings in dune scrub and woodlands, maritime forests, shale or sandstone woodlands and barrens (in the mountains). Common in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont; rare in the mountains.
- Native Status
- Native
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