Anatherum bicorne (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois. Common name: West Indian Bluestem, Barbas de Indio. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Open, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of the West Indies, Mexico, etc. and probably only a non-native waif in our area (s. FL).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Vorontsova et al (2023); = Andropogon bicornis L. — FlGr, FNA25, K4, Mex, NS, POWO, WH3; = n/a — S, S13. Basionym: Anatherum bicorne (L.) P.Beauv. 1812
Links to other floras: = Andropogon bicornis - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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