Poaceae

Shore little bluestem

Schizachyrium littorale (Nash) E.P.Bicknell

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Schizachyrium

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Common names

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English: Shore little bluestem

Synonyms

Andropogon littoralis Nash
Andropogon scoparius var. ducis Fernald & Griscom
Andropogon scoparius var. littoralis (Nash) Hitchc.
Schizachyrium scoparium subsp. littorale (Nash) Gandhi & Smeins
Schizachyrium scoparium var. littorale (Nash) Gould

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.