familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Panicoideae
genusAndropogon
sectionAndropogon sect. Leptopogon
speciesAndropogon ternarius
Andropogon ternarius var. ternarius
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 655.
Rames sparsely villous; internode hairs about as long as, but not obscuring, the sessile spikelets. Lower glumes of sessile spikelets scabrous, often with 2 conspicuous veins between the keels.
Distribution
Miss., N.J., Ala., Ark., D.C., Del., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kans., Ky., La., Md., Mo., N.C., Okla., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va.
Discussion
Andropogon ternarius var. ternarius grows in dry, sandy woods, fields, openings, and roadsides of the southeastern United States and Mexico.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"decumbent" is not a number.
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Andropogon ternarius var. ternarius +
Andropogon ternarius +
variety +
hyaline +
membranous +
sessile-pedicellate +
heterogamous +
pistillate +
bisexual +
absent +
inconspicuous +
villous +
rhizomatous +
perennial +
herbaceous +
varied +