Poaceae

Gulf bluestem

Schizachyrium maritimum (Chapm.) Nash

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Schizachyrium

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Gulf bluestem (Schizachyrium maritimum) — FlowerPhoto: Gabriel Campbell-Martinez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Gulf bluestem

Synonyms

Andropogon maritimus Chapm.
Andropogon scoparius subsp. maritimus (Chapm.) Hack.
Schizachyrium scoparium subvar. maritimum (Chapm.) Roberty

Flowers

In flower: January (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Gabriel Campbell-Martinez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Jeff Wilson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tyler Radtke, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Gabriel Campbell-Martinez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jessica, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.