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Anatherum

not marked as a favorite taxon Anatherum brachystachyum (Chapman) Roberty. Common name: Shortspike Bluestem. Phenology: Jul-Dec. Habitat: Moist to wet pinelands, natural pond margins, bogs, disturbed roadsides. Distribution: Se. South Carolina (McMillan et al. 2002) south to Florida, south to s. Florida, west to e. Florida Panhandle. A. brachystachyus has been considered by some to range north to North Carolina.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Vorontsova et al (2023); = Andropogon brachystachys — GW1, HC, S, orthographic variant; = Andropogon brachystachyus Chapman — FlGr, FNA25, K1, K4, NS, POWO, S13, WH3, Campbell (1983); = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Andropogon brachystachyus Chapman 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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