Andropogon virginicus
Broom sedge Taxonomy
Synonyms: Subspecific taxa: Classification:
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Species Distribution
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Absent: Not known from county Medium confidence: Medium or unknown confidence; often old records or unverifiable observations Medium-high confidence: Often observations by expert botanists High confidence: Often vouchered herbarium records Planted / introduced: Native species introduced outside historic range, or only in planted locations within county (e.g., restorations) Historic / extirpated: Only historic records for the species; likely extirpated (Note that this category is not yet functional) North American distribution maps for this species: FLNA;  USDA Plants;  BONAP;  BISON
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Species Status
Status/Listing: No Information Notes: Origin: Native
Species Description
General: Monocot, perennial Roots: adventitious, fibrous Shoots: alternate leaf arrangment; simple leaf type; entire leaf margin; Parallel leaf venation; awl-shaped leaf shape Inflorescence: panicle Flowers: perfect; 3 merous; complete; hypogynous ovary position Fruit: grain Physiology: autotrophic; C4 C02 fixation Reproduction:
Ecology & Natural History
Habitat: Species is distributed on glades of chert or granite, sandy fields, along railroad tracks, rarely on wet open and swampy places. It is generally found in worn-out sandy fields. ILPIN Notes: Culms are used to make brooms in southern U.S. Hitchcock, A.S. 1950. A Manual of the Grasses of the United States. United States Government Printing Office. Washington, D.C. 1051 pp. Campbell, C.S. 1983. Wind dispersal of some North American species of Andropogon (Gramineae). Rhodora 85:65-72. Species is occasional or common in southern half of Illinois, absent in northern half except for Cook, Dupage, Grundy, Kankakee, and Will county. Species is a serious problem in pastures on marginal lands, but it disappears under fertilization and adequate grazing. Species is tufted. Pedicellate spikelet is undeveloped with only the villous pedicels present; upper sheaths are somewhat inflated; culms are mostly glabrous; racemes are enclosed only at their bases; awns are nearly straight. Racemes are inserted singly and appearing alternate. Functional Relationships:
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