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Poaceae
Schizachyrium

Schizachyrium tenerum Nees. Common name: Slender Bluestem, Liedown Grass. Phenology: Jul-Nov. Habitat: Longleaf pine savannas, sandhills, and flatwoods. Distribution: S. GA, ne. FL, and FL Panhandle west to e. TX; Mexico, Central America, to South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, K4, Mex, S13, Tx, WH3; = Andropogon tener (Nees) Kunth — HC, S. Basionym: Schizachyrium tenerum Nees 1829

Links to other floras: = Schizachyrium tenerum - FNA25

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