Bluestem grass
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Bluestem can refer to various grasses:
- Little bluestemLittle bluestemSchizachyrium scoparium, commonly known as little bluestem or beard grass, is a North American prairie grass. Little bluestem is a perennial bunchgrass and is prominent in tallgrass prairie, along with big bluestem , indiangrass and switchgrass...
(Schizachyrium scoparium) - Big bluestemBig BluestemAndropogon gerardii, known also as Big bluestem, Turkey foot, Prairie tallgrass, or simply Tallgrass, is a tall grass native to much of the Great Plains and Prairie regions of central North America- Description :...
(Andropogon gerardii) and other species of the genus AndropogonAndropogonAndropogon is a genus of grasses. Andropogon gerardii, big bluestem, is the official state grass of Illinois.Broomsedge is found along the eastern United States... - Cane bluestem and Caucasian bluestem of the BothriochloaBothriochloaBothriochloa is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family. There are about 70 species found in tropical to warm temperate areas worldwide. They are often called beardgrass or bluestem.Species include:* Bothriochloa alta – tall beardgrass...
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