bluestem
Andropogon sp.
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Form
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Habitat
Leaves
Twigs
Bark
Flowers
Fruit
  • FAMILY: POACEAE
  • ALTERNATE COMMON NAME:
  • LEAVES:  
  • FLOWER:  
  • FRUIT:  
  • TWIGS:  
  • BARK:  
  • FORM: bunch grass
  • HABITAT: piney woods
  • RANGE: Varies by species in the Atlantic and Gulf Coast Plain Region
  • RANGE:  
  • USES:carries fire through pine forests
    • Best Recognition Features:
    1. bunch grass
    2. piney woods
    3. western Gulf coastal plain
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