Andropogon gerardii
| Scientific Name: | Andropogon gerardii |
| Synonym: | Andropogon chrysocomus |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Common Name: | Big Bluestem |
| Authority: | Vitman |
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| C Value: | 5 |
| Wetness: | FAC- |
| # of Species in Genus in Illinois: | 6 |
| Duration: | Perennial |
| Reproduction: | Monoecious |
| Flower Type: | Perfect, Imperfect |
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| Flower Color: | Red, Grey |
| Growth Habit: | Grass |
| Leaf Arrangement: | Alternate |
| Leaf Type: | Simple |
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| Leaf Margin: | Entire |
| Leaf Toothing: | Entire |
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| Distribution: | BONAP Distribution Map |
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| ID Tips: | Other Andropogon spp. (Beard Grasses) tend to be shorter grasses that have hairier spikelets. Usually, their pedicellate spikelets are much smaller than their sessile spikelets, or they are undeveloped. |
| Gee Whiz: | Big Bluestem covered large areas Before much of the state was plowed |
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| More Info: | Illinois Wildflowers Search |