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Search Term(s): Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium   (1 record found)

POACEAE
Grass Family
Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium  (little bluestem)   
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Synonym
Andropogon scoparius Michx.
Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Schizachyrium: split chaff; scoparium: like a broom
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Grass
Phenology (Flowering Period)
August-September
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Old fields, meadows, roadsides, power-lines and dunes
State Status
Common
Piedmont Status
Common
Coastal Plain Status
Common
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
Western
Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
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Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
Variety stoloniferum occurs from South Carolina to Florida, west to Mississippi.
Habitats in which this plant occurs
Ancient Sand Ridge Forest
Beach and Dune Habitats (Grasslands)
Beach and Dune Habitats (Forests and Woodlands)
Early Successional Herbaceous Upland Habitats (Piedmont Native Grassland)
Early Successional Shrub/Brush Upland Habitats (Piedmont Old Field)
Early Successional Shrub/Brush Upland Habitats (Coastal Plain Old Field)