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Andropogon hallii Hackel. Common name: Sand Bluestem. Phenology: Aug-Nov. Habitat: Sandy soils. Distribution: ND and MT south to TX, NM, AZ, and Mexico; with eastward outliers likely representing introductions (as in IN, IL, MN, MO, and AR). The status of the species in MO is discussed by Braun (2019).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, FNA25, Il, K4, NS, POWO, Tx; = Andropogon gerardii Vitman ssp. hallii (Hack.) Wipff — ETx1, NcTx; > Andropogon geminatus Hack. — S13; < Andropogon gerardii Vitman — Mex. Basionym: Andropogon hallii Hack. 1884

Links to other floras: = Andropogon hallii - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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