Flora of the Southeastern United States

Anatherum gyrans (Ashe) Vorontsova & E.A. Kellogg. Common name: Elliott’s Bluestem. Phenology: Jul-Nov. Habitat: Dry to moist forests, woodlands, longleaf pine sandhills, pine savannas, fields, and disturbed areas. Distribution: S. New Jersey west to s. Indiana, s. Illinois, s. Missouri, south to s. Florida and Texas.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: Campbell (1983) argued that the name A. elliottii should be replaced by A. gyrans; Ward (2004c) argued for retention of the traditional A. elliottii. We find that Campbell's (1983) rejection of A. elliottii was flawed (Budach & Bridges 2024 in press).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Vorontsova et al (2023); = Andropogon elliottii Chapman — Budach & Bridges (2024) in Weakley et al (2024a); = Andropogon gyrans W.W. Ashe — Il, NcTx, Pa, POWO, Tn, Va, W; > Andropogon campyloracheus Nash — RAB, S, S13; < Andropogon elliottii Chapman — HC; > Andropogon elliottii Chapman — RAB, S, S13, Tx; > Andropogon elliottii Chapman var. elliottii — F, G, Tat; > Andropogon elliottii Chapman var. gracilior Hackel — F, G; > Andropogon elliottii Chapman var. projectus Fernald & Griscom — G, Tat; < Andropogon gyrans W.W. Ashe — C; < Andropogon gyrans W.W. Ashe var. gyrans — ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, K1, K4, Mo1, NS, WH3; > Andropogon gyrans W.W. Ashe var. gyrans "common variant" — Campbell (1983); > Andropogon gyrans W.W. Ashe var. gyrans "tenuous variant" — Campbell (1983); > Andropogon subtenuis Nash — Tx. Basionym: Andropogon gyrans W.W. Ashe 1898

Links to other floras: < Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
• Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9