Anatherum longiberbe (Hackel) Vorontsova & E.A. Kellogg. Common name: Longbeard Bluestem. Phenology: Sep-Oct (-Aug). Habitat: Dry sandy soils of sandhills and dunes, calcareous wet pinelands and dry pine rocklands (this may be another new species, under study). Distribution: Se. NC south to s. and w. FL; Bahamas.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: The Florida plants in calcareous situations may represent an undescribed species.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Vorontsova et al (2023); = Andropogon longiberbis Hack. — FlGr, FNA25, HC, K4, NS, POWO, S, S13, WH3, Campbell (1983); = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Andropogon longiberbis Hack. 1885
Links to other floras: = Andropogon longiberbis - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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