Native Plants
Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.
Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus
Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. pumilus Vasey ex L.H. Dewey
Bushy Bluestem
Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonym(s): Andropogon tenuispatheus
USDA Symbol: ANGLP
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (I)
From the Image Gallery
No images of this plant
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 8 feet tall in rich moist soil. Much shorter in poor soil.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , BrownBloom Time: Aug , Sep , Oct
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , AZ , CA , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , NM , NV , OK , SC , TX , UT , VANative Habitat: Moist or wet disturbed.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 32 - Grasses of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico - North America north of Mexico (all countries, provinces, states, territories) (2019) Open Herbarium (openherbarium.org)
Additional resources
USDA: Find Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus
Metadata
Record Modified: 0000-00-00Research By: CBR