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Andropogon virginicus ~ broomsedge bluestem

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Characteristics:

• FACU

• Michigan C Value: 4

• sessile florts are very small (3mm to 3.5mm long)

• florest have straight awn

• a common grass of open sandy fields and juniper savannas

• occasionally in mesic areas

• closely resembles Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem).

• can be distinguished superficially by the visibly expanded spathe like sheath mostly enclosing the racemes.

• older stems are often reddish bronze, and are conspicuous late into the winter

• native