Poaceae
Broomsedge bluestem
Andropogon virginicus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Andropogon
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Common names
By language (8)
- Arabic
- سفون فيرجيني
- arz
- سفون فيرجينى
- Chinese
- 弗吉尼亚须芒草, 须芒草
- English
- Broomsedge bluestem
- Finnish
- Oranssivarrasheinä
- Japanese
- メリケンカルカヤ, メリケンカルガヤ
- Latvian
- Virdžīnijas andropogone
- Russian
- Бородач виргинский
Synonyms
- Anatherum virginicum Spreng.
- Anatherum virginicum subvar. tetrastachyum (Elliott) Roberty
- Andropogon curtisianus Steud.
- Andropogon dissitiflorus Michx.
- Andropogon dissitiflorus var. vaginatus Chapm. ex Gatt.
- Andropogon eriophorus Scheele
- Andropogon glaucescens E.Fourn.
- Andropogon glaucescens Schltdl. ex Hack.
- Andropogon louisianae Steud.
- Andropogon macrourus var. viridis Vasey
- Andropogon pauciflorus Salzm. ex Steud.
- Andropogon tetrastachyus Elliott
- Andropogon vaginatus Elliott
- Andropogon virginicus f. virginicus
- Andropogon virginicus subsp. genuinus Hack.
- Andropogon virginicus subvar. ditior Hack.
- Andropogon virginicus var. genuinus Fernald & Griscom
- Andropogon virginicus var. tetrastachyus (Elliott) Hack.
- Andropogon virginicus var. vaginatus (Elliott) Alph.Wood
- Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus
- Andropogon virginicus var. viridis Hack.
- Cinna lateralis Walter
- Cymbopogon glaucus Schult.
- Dimeiostemon tetrastachys Raf.
- Dimeiostemon vaginatus Raf.
- Holcus virginicus Steud.
- Sorghum virginicum (L.) Kuntze
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Show_ryu, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, 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.