Anatherum brachystachyum (Chapman) Roberty. Common name: Shortspike Bluestem. Phenology: Jul-Dec. Habitat: Moist to wet pinelands, natural pond margins, bogs, disturbed roadsides. Distribution: Se. SC (McMillan et al. 2002) south to FL, south to s. FL, west to e. FL Panhandle. A. brachystachyus has been considered by some to range north to NC.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Vorontsova et al (2023); = Andropogon brachystachys — GW1, HC, S, orthographic variant; = Andropogon brachystachyus Chapm. — FlGr, FNA25, K4, NS, POWO, S13, WH3, Campbell (1983); = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Andropogon brachystachyus Chapm. 1883
Links to other floras: = Andropogon brachystachyus - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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