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Accession Data:

Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash

  • Common Name: Little Bluestem
  • Family: Poaceae Barnh.

  • Country of Origin: Canada to Mexico

  • USDA Zone: 3-9

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200202497
  • Source: Patrick Herron ex EasyWildFlowers
  • Provenance: Originally part of Patrick's research project. Moved to General Collections February 3rd, 2005
  • Accession Date: 11-25-2002
  • Bench: 2308 - Nearctic
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 07-09-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Poales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Poaceae
  • SubFamily: Panicoideae
  • Tribe: Andropogoneae
  • SubTribe: Andropogoninae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
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2022
2021
2020
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References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Alberta / British Columbia / Manitoba / Saskatchewan / New Brunswick / Nova Scotia / Ontario / Québec / Colorado / Idaho / Montana / Washington / Wyoming / Illinois / Iowa / Kansas / Minnesota / Missouri / North Dakota / Nebraska / Oklahoma / South Dakota / Wisconsin / Connecticut / Indiana / Masachusettes / Michigan / New Hampshire / New Jersey / New York / Ohio / Pennsylvania / Rhode I. / Vermont / West Virginia / California / Utah / New Mexico / Texas / Alabama / Arkansas / Delaware / Florida / Georgia / Kentucky / Louisiana / Maryland / Mississippi / North Carolina / South Carolina / Tennessee / Virginia / District of Columbia / Mexico Central / Mexico Northeast / Mexico Gulf / Mexico Southeast /

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 17 February 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 17 February 2015
  3. Schizachyrium scoparium at Wikispecies. Accessed 29 July 2015.

data regenerated on Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:30:03 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Andropogoneae

  • Andropogoninae: Cymbopogon citratus
  • Andropogoninae: Schizachyrium scoparium

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W/C = Wild Collected
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