Schizachyrium scoparium (Michaux) Nash var. divergens (Hackel) Gould. Pinehill Bluestem. Phen: Aug-Dec. Hab: Longleaf pine sandhills, upland longleaf pine savannas, barrens, prairies, various other open habitats. Dist: KY, AR, and TX, south to Panhandle FL, AL, MS, and LA.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = Ar, C, ETx1, FNA25, K1, K3, K4, Tn; = Andropogon scoparius Michx. var. divergens Hack. – Tat; < Andropogon scoparius Michx. – S; =? Schizachyrium acuminatum Nash – S13; < Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash – Pa; > Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash var. divergens (Hack.) Gould – Tx; < Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash var. scoparium – FlGr, WH3; >< Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash var. virile (Shinners) Gould – Tx
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily: 8
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