Poaceae
Matojillo bluestem
Andropogon leucostachyus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Andropogon
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 白穗须芒草
- English
- Matojillo bluestem
Synonyms
- Anatherum brasiliense Spreng. ex Steud.
- Anatherum domingense Roem. & Schult.
- Anatherum virginicum subvar. leucostachyum (Kunth) Roberty
- Andropogon dianae Steud.
- Andropogon domingensis (Roem. & Schult.) Steud.
- Andropogon lanuginosus Kunth
- Andropogon leucostachyus subvar. mas Hack.
- Andropogon leucostachyus subvar. subvillosus Hack.
- Andropogon leucostachyus subvar. typicus Hack.
- Andropogon leucostachyus var. subvillosus Hack.
- Andropogon pennatus Willd. ex Steud.
- Andropogon virginicus Trin.
- Andropogon virginicus subsp. leucostachyus (Kunth) Hack.
- Saccharum fasciculatum Willd. ex Steud.
- Sorghum leucostachyum (Kunth) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, 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.