Schizachyrium maritimum (Chapman) Nash. Common name: Gulf Coast Bluestem. Phenology: Oct-Nov. Habitat: Coastal dunes and grasslands. Distribution: AL and FL west to e. LA.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, FNA25, GW1, K4, S13; = Andropogon maritimus Chapm. — HC, S; < Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash var. scoparium — WH3. Basionym: Andropogon maritimus Chapm. 1883
Links to other floras: = Schizachyrium maritimum - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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