Poaceae
Bluestem
Andropogon gayanus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Andropogon
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Common names
By language (8)
- Amharic
- ጋጃ
- Bambara
- Waga
- Chinese
- 甘巴草, 非洲须芒草
- dag
- Pirimpielgu
- English
- Bluestem
- Finnish
- Savannivarrasheinä
- Hausa
- Gamba
- Japanese
- ガンバグラス
Synonyms
- Andropogon gayanus var. aquamulatus (Hochst.) Stapf
- Cymbachne guineensis subvar. gayana (Kunth) Roberty
- Sorghum gayanum (Kunth) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
Photo: User:Btcpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.