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Anatherum perangustatum (Nash) Vorontsova & E.A. Kellogg. Common name: Narrowleaf Bluestem. Phenology: Aug-Dec. Habitat: Wet pinelands, clay-based Carolina bays, other depression wetlands, and boggy wetlands. Distribution: E. VA south to c. peninsular FL, west to e. TX.

ID notes: Growth form, general appearance, and habitat (dense bluish tussocks with very narrow leaves and long ligules, growing in wet areas such as clay-based Carolina bays) make A. perangustatus readily recognizable.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Vorontsova et al (2023); = Andropogon elliottii Chapm. var. stenophyllus (Hack.) D.B.Ward; = Andropogon gyrans Ashe var. stenophyllus (Hack.) C.S.Campb. — ETx1, FNA25, K4, NS, WH3, Campbell (1983); = Andropogon perangustatus Nash — FlGr, HC, POWO, S, S13, Va; < Andropogon elliottii Chapm. — RAB; < Andropogon gyrans Ashe — C. Basionym: Andropogon perangustatus Nash 1903

Links to other floras: = Andropogon gyrans var. stenophyllus - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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