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Schizachyrium

not marked as a favorite taxon Schizachyrium maritimum (Chapman) Nash. Common name: Gulf Coast Bluestem. Phenology: Oct-Nov. Habitat: Coastal dunes and grasslands. Distribution: Alabama and Florida west to e. Louisiana.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, FNA25, GW1, K1, K4, NS, POWO, S13; = Andropogon maritimus Chapman — HC, S; < Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash var. scoparium — WH3. Basionym: Andropogon maritimus Chapman 1883

Links to other floras: = Schizachyrium maritimum - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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