Anatherum campbellii (U.B. Deshmukh, M.B. Shende, & E.S. Reddy) E.L. Bridges & Orzell. Common name: Deceptive Bluestem. Phenology: Sep-Oct. Habitat: Pine savannas, pine flatwoods, maritime wet grasslands, disturbed pinelands, other wetlands. Distribution: Se. VA south to s. FL and west to w. FL; also in the Bahamas (Sorrie & LeBlond (1997).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: See Bridges & Orzell (2020) for detailed information. The name Andropogon decipiens is illegitimate, the epithet 'decipiens' being blocked by an earlier (1915) homonym of an Old World species, and the species has been renamed Andropogon campbellii (Deshmukh, Shende, & Reddy 2022).
Synonymy ⓘ: = Weakley et al (2024b) in Weakley et al (2024a); = Anatherum sp. 1; = Andropogon campbellii U.B.Deshmukh, M.B.Shende, & E.S.Reddy — POWO, Deshmuke, Shende, & Reddy (2022); = Andropogon decipiens (C.S.Campb.) E.L.Bridges & Orzell — K4, Bridges & Orzell (2020a) in Weakley et al (2020); = Andropogon virginicus L. var. decipiens C.S.Campb. — FlGr, FNA25, NS, Va, WH3, Campbell (1986); = Andropogon virginicus L. var. virginicus "deceptive variant" — Campbell (1983); = n/a — C; < Andropogon virginicus L. — RAB, S, S13; < Andropogon virginicus L. var. virginicus — F, G, HC. Basionym: Andropogon campbellii U.B.Deshmukh, M.B.Shende, & E.S.Reddy 2022 "Urbasionym:" Andropogon virginicus L. var. decipiens C.S.Campb. 1986
Links to other floras: = Andropogon virginicus var. decipiens - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (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 ⓘ: 9
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