Andropogon glomeratus var. glomeratus

Synonyms: Andropogon virginicus var. abbreviatus
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 664.

Plants oblong to pyramidal in the upper portion. Culms 60-160 cm; internodes not glaucous. Sheaths (2) 2.5-3.4 (4.7) mm wide, scabrous; ligules sometimes ciliate, cilia to 0.3 mm; blades green, usually scabrous. Subtending sheaths of inflorescence units usually 2.5-3.4 mm wide; peduncles (4) 11-35 (60) mm; rames usually 2.1-2.9 cm, exerted. Keels of lower glumes usually smooth below midlength, scabrous distally; anthers eventually deciduous.

Distribution

Md., N.J., Mass., Miss., La., W.Va., Pa., Del., Pacific Islands (Hawaii), N.C., N.Y., R.I., S.C., Ala., D.C., Tenn., Va., Ark., Ill., Ga., Ky., Fla., Ohio

Discussion

Andropogon glomeratus var. glomeratus grows in bogs, swamps, savannahs, flatwoods, and ditches of the southeastern United States.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"decumbent" is not a number.

purple +, red +  and yellow +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
anatomy +  and kranz +
Christopher S. Campbell +
(Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. +
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
terete +  and flattened +
slender +
keeled +  and rounded +
pseudopetiolate +  and branching +
divergent +  and parallel +
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
swelling +
pseudopetiolate +
non-radiate +  and radiate +
well-developed +
13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br /> (109 cm1,090 mm <br />1.09 m <br />) +
glabrous or +  and sparsely densely pubescent +
convolute +, folded +, flat +  and linear +
reduced +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.34 cm3.4 mm <br />0.0034 m <br />) +
spikelike +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br />) +
much-branched +
purple +  and reddish +
60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br /> (160 cm1,600 mm <br />1.6 m <br />) +
not woody +
Md. +, N.J. +, Mass. +, Miss. +, La. +, W.Va. +, Pa. +, Del. +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +, N.C. +, N.Y. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Ala. +, D.C. +, Tenn. +, Va. +, Ark. +, Ill. +, Ga. +, Ky. +, Fla. +  and Ohio +
capillary +
sometimes longer +
concealing +
compressed +  and terete +
shorter or longer +
subtending +
compressed +  and rounded +
unequal +
uncinate +
bracteate +  and ebracteate +
pedunculate +  and multiple-stalked +
2.9 cm29 mm <br />0.029 m <br /> (4.4 cm44 mm <br />0.044 m <br />) +
0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br /> (0.34 cm3.4 mm <br />0.0034 m <br />) +
with inconspicuous veins +  and veined +
fimbriate +  and cupulate +
solid +  and hollow +
photosynthetic +
not aromatic +
coriaceous +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br />) +
membranous +
inconspicuous +
2-9-veined +  and veined +
concave +, flat +  and 2-keeled +
complex +  and simple +
concealed +  and prominent +
sessile-pedicellate +
heterogamous +
not fused +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (?) +
not +  and exserted +
2.1 cm21 mm <br />0.021 m <br /> (?) +  and 2.9 cm29 mm <br />0.029 m <br /> (?) +
dry +  and fleshy +
elongate +
2.5mm +  and 3.4mm +
pedicellate +  and sessile +
in triplets +  and paired +
well-developed +
usually smaller +  and reduced +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
1 +  and 3 +
fused +  and free +
2 +  and 3 +
dome--shaped +  and triangular +
Andropogon virginicus var. abbreviatus +
Andropogon glomeratus var. glomeratus +
Andropogon glomeratus +
variety +
membranous +
sessile-pedicellate +
inconspicuous +
aquatic +  and terrestrial +
dioecious +, monoecious +  and synoecious +
oblong +  and pyramidal +