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Andropogon L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 40450

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Plantae
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Hypogynium Nees
		Diectomis Kunth
		Anatherum P. Beauv.
		Arthrostachys Desv.
		Athrolophis (Trin.) Chiov.
		Dimeiostemon Raf.
		Eriopodium Hochst.
		Euklastaxon Steud.
		Eupogon Desv.
		Heterochloa Desv.
		Homoeatherum Nees ex Lindl.
		Leptopogon Roberty
	Common Name(s):	bluestem

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	accepted

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	partial
	Latest Record Review:	2010

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Plantae – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants
	Subkingdom	Viridiplantae – green plants
	Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
	Superdivision	Embryophyta
	Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
	Subdivision	Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants, phan�rogames
	Class	Magnoliopsida
	Superorder	Lilianae – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotyl�dones
	Order	Poales
	Family	Poaceae – grasses, gramin�es
	Genus	Andropogon L. – bluestem
		Direct Children:
	Species	Andropogon aequatoriensis Hitchc.
	Species	Andropogon alternans J. Presl
	Species	Andropogon angustatus (J. Presl) Steud.
	Species	Andropogon arctatus Chapm. – pinewoods bluestem
	Species	Andropogon arenarius Hack.
	Species	Andropogon barretoi Normann & Quarin
	Species	Andropogon bicornis L. – barbas de indio, West Indian foxtail
	Species	Andropogon bogotensis (Hack.) A. Zanin & Longhi-Wagner
	Species	Andropogon bourgeaei Hack.
	Species	Andropogon brachystachyus Chapm. – shortspike bluestem
	Species	Andropogon cabanisii Hack.
	Species	Andropogon campestris Trin.
	Species	Andropogon carinatus Nees
	Species	Andropogon coloratus Hack.
	Species	Andropogon cordatus Swallen
	Species	Andropogon crassus Sohns
	Species	Andropogon crispifolius Guala & Filg.
	Species	Andropogon crucianus Renvoize
	Species	Andropogon diuturnus Sohns
	Species	Andropogon durifolius Renvoize
	Species	Andropogon exaratus Hack.
	Species	Andropogon fastigiatus Sw.
	Species	Andropogon flavescens J. Presl
	Species	Andropogon floridanus Scribn. – Florida bluestem
	Species	Andropogon gayanus Kunth – bluestem
	Species	Andropogon gerardii Vitman – big bluestem, bluejoint, turkeyfoot
	Species	Andropogon glaucescens Kunth
	Species	Andropogon glaucophyllus Roseng., B.R. Arrill. & Izag.
	Species	Andropogon glaziovii Hack.
	Species	Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. – bushy bluestem
	Species	Andropogon gracilis Spreng. – wire bluestem
	Species	Andropogon gyrans Ashe – Elliott's bluestem
	Species	Andropogon hypogynus Hack.
	Species	Andropogon indetonsus Sohns
	Species	Andropogon ingratus Hack.
	Species	Andropogon insolitus Sohns
	Species	Andropogon lateralis Nees
	Species	Andropogon lehmannii Pilg.
	Species	Andropogon leucostachyus Kunth – matojillo bluestem
	Species	Andropogon liebmannii Hack.
	Species	Andropogon lindmanii Hack.
	Species	Andropogon longiberbis Hack. – hairy bluestem
	Species	Andropogon macrothrix Trin.
	Species	Andropogon multiflorus Renvoize
	Species	Andropogon perdignus Sohns
	Species	Andropogon pohlianus Hack.
	Species	Andropogon pringlei Scribn. & Merr.
	Species	Andropogon scabriglumis Swallen
	Species	Andropogon selloanus (Hack.) Hack.
	Species	Andropogon ternarius Michx. – splitbeard bluestem
	Species	Andropogon ternatus (Spreng.) Nees
	Species	Andropogon tracyi Nash – Tracy's bluestem
	Species	Andropogon urbanianus Hitchc.
	Species	Andropogon vetus Sohns
	Species	Andropogon virgatus Desv. ex Ham.
	Species	Andropogon virginicus L. – broomsedge bluestem, broomsedge, yellow bluestem

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	Source:	Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) - 11/2009, database (version 24/11/2009)
	Acquired:	2009
	Notes:	Maintained by R. J. Soreng et al., at http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG and formerly at http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/nwgc.html
	Reference for:	Andropogon

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
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	Reference for:	Andropogon

	Source:	Poaceae update, database (version Sept. 2010)
	Acquired:	2010
	Notes:	Poaceae update for ITIS, in cooperation with NatureServe, and based on the Catalogue of New World Grasses database and other sources
	Reference for:	Andropogon

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Andropogon

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)
	Acquired:	2000
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Andropogon

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