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
Show parent genus | Show parent in key(s)
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
Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.
© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
© Alaina Krakowiak, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alaina Krakowiak source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
© Stephen Hornbeck, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Stephen Hornbeck source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
© Stephen Hornbeck, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Stephen Hornbeck source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
© Stephen Hornbeck, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Stephen Hornbeck source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
© Stephen Hornbeck, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Stephen Hornbeck source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷Feedback
See something missing or incorrect about Andropogon hallii? Let us know here:
- Please include your name and if possible, email in case when need to clarify what you wrote.
- If you opt out of including email, please be as specific as possible (e.g., which photo is incorrect?)
- Please do not submit questions asking to identify plants or about horticultural topics (e.g., how do I control an invasive plant in my garden?). Instead, those questions can be submitted here for the Carolinas region only.
- Please do not send us feedback about unkeyed species as this work is ongoing.
- Please allow time for flora edits to show in our next data release. We greatly appreciate your feedback but may require extra time to research complicated taxonomic issues.
Horticultural Information
No horticultural data found for this taxon.