Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Andropogon glomeratus
Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Bushy Bluestem, Brushy Bluestem
Poaceae (Grass Family)
USDA Symbol: ANGL2USDA Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (I)
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Specimen & Label Data
Andropogon glomeratus
Bushy Bluestem
Poaceae
Location: 90 m S of wooden bridge, on W bank of ditch--Oakwell Farms, San Antonio.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun. Damp (occasionally inundated), alkaline, alluvial soil.
Description: Erect, 1.3 m tall, tufted perennial grass, branching in upper portion. Blades very long, about 6 mm wide. Infloresence dense, feathery. Racemes paired, to 3 cm, about equal spathe.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Oct 7, 1987
Specimen number: 337
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0549A
Accession Date: Sep 29, 1993
Accession Number: 41