Anatherum arctatum (Chapman) Vorontsova & E.A. Kellogg. Common name: Florida Bluestem. Phenology: Sep-Nov. Habitat: Wet pinelands, pineland bogs, rarely moist disturbed ground. Distribution: N. FL west to w. Panhandle of FL and adjacent s. AL, south to s. FL. The curious record from Pamlico County, NC (the specimen at GH, collected by Randolph and Randolph in 1922, annotated as A. arctatus by Campbell) is likely a waif.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Vorontsova et al (2023), Weakley et al (2024b) in Weakley et al (2024a); = Andropogon arctatus Chapm. — K4, NS, POWO, Bridges & Orzell (2018a); = n/a — RAB; < Andropogon arctatus Chapm. — FlGr, FNA25, HC, S, S13, WH3, Campbell (1983); Andropogon arctatus Chapm. Basionym: Andropogon arctatus Chapm. 1878
Links to other floras: < Andropogon arctatus - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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