Andropogon virginicus


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Related to Andropogon virginicus: Andropogon gerardii, Scirpus cyperinus
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Noun1.Andropogon virginicus - tall tufted grass of southeastern United StatesAndropogon virginicus - tall tufted grass of southeastern United States
broom grass - any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making
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Species AGROSTIS GIGANTEA AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS Andropogon virginicus ARTEMISIA VULGARIS ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS BROMUS COMMUTATUS BROMUS ARVENSIS Carex aggregate!
Conservation practices were colonized at differing levels with local, nonplanted vegetation that mostly included marestail (Conyza canadensis), redvine (Brunnichia cirrhosa), vetch (Vida sp.), goldenrod (Solidago spp.), giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida), curly dock (Rumex crispus), dewberry (Rubus trivialis), blackberry (Rubus oklahomus), johnsongrass (Sorghum hakpense), erect poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans), broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus), honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), American elm (Ulmus americana), and sugarberry (Celtis laevigata).
scoparium, and Sorghastrum nutans); 6) broomsedge/persimmon-smooth sumac herbaceous association (Andropogon virginicus, Diospyros virginiana, and Rhus glabra); 7) side oats grama herbaceous association (Bouteloua curtipendula); 8) little bluestem-red cedar herbaceous association (S.
Como ocasionales se encuentran Cyrilla nipensis, Clusia tetrastigma, Schefflera morototoni, Dracaena cubensis, Koanophyllon polystictum, Senecio polyphlebius, Callicarpa resinosa, Andropogon virginicus y Psilotum nudum.
Locally abundant grasses include broomsedges (especially Andropogon virginicus), switch grass (Panicum virgatum), Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans), and little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium).
It is common in native tall grass and mixed grass prairies; broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus L.) (Wilson, unpubl.) and Schizachyrium spp.
Eat.) Ames Poaceae Agrostis gigantea Roth Black Bent Andropogon virginicus L.
Annual bluegrass (Poa annua L.), broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus L.), and foxtail (Setaria spp.) were common weedy grasses, and clover (Trifolium L.
Even though Andropogon virginicus was already present at the site, the species was sown in eight plots and became established in six of them.