Genus of grasses
Andropogon common names : beard grass , bluestem grass , broomsedge ) is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family , native to much of Asia, Africa, and the Americas, as well as Southern Europe and various oceanic islands.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Over 100 species have been described.[ 3] [ 4] [ 9]
Species
Andropogon leucostachyus Many species once included in Andropogon are now regarded as better suited to other genera, including Agenium Anadelphia Apluda Arthraxon Bothriochloa Capeochloa Capillipedium Chrysopogon Cymbopogon Dichanthium Diheteropogon Elionurus Elymandra Eragrostis Eulalia Garnotia Gymnopogon Hemarthria Heteropogon Hyparrhenia Hyperthelia Ischaemum Parahyparrhenia Pentameris Polytrias Pseudopogonatherum Pseudosorghum Saccharum Schizachyrium Sorghastrum Sorghum Spodiopogon Themeda Trachypogon [ 3]
See also
References
^ lectotype designated by Green, International Botanical Congress Cambridge (England), 1930. Nomenclature. Proposals by British Botanists: 155-195 (1929)
^ "Andropogon " . Tropicos Missouri Botanical Garden .^ a b c "Andropogon " . World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP)Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew .^ a b Watson, L.; Dallwitz, M. J. (2008). "Andropogon " . The Grass Genera of the World . Retrieved 2013-06-20 . ^ Linnaeus, Carl (1753). Species Plantarum (in Latin). Vol. 2. pp. 1045 –1047.^ NRCS . "Andropogon " . PLANTS Database . United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).^ "Genere Andropogon " . Altervista Flora Italiana .^ Chen, Shou-liang; Phillips, Sylvia M. "Andropogon " . Flora of China . Vol. 22 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden , St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria , Cambridge, MA. ^ "Andropogon " . The Plant List Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew .World Flora Online
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