Index / Search / Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus
§1 Plant
Andropogon virginicus L. var. virginicus
vernacular broomsedge bluestem — variety · Poaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Poaceae Barnhart
- Genus
- Andropogon
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- HI Hawaii Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
- PR Puerto Rico Native
§2b
County-level range
· 793 counties across 28 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 793 counties across 28 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Calhoun 05013
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Columbia 05027
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crittenden 05035
- Desha 05041
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Greene 05055
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jackson 05067
- Jefferson 05069
- Lawrence 05075
- Lee 05077
- Lincoln 05079
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Miller 05091
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Pike 05109
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
California view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 3 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Baker 13007
- Bartow 13015
- Camden 13039
- Clarke 13059
- Colquitt 13071
- Dade 13083
- Decatur 13087
- Dougherty 13095
- Echols 13101
- Elbert 13105
- Evans 13109
- Franklin 13119
- Glynn 13127
- Harris 13145
- Henry 13151
- Irwin 13155
- Jones 13169
- Lee 13177
- Liberty 13179
- Long 13183
- McIntosh 13191
- Meriwether 13199
- Mitchell 13205
- Morgan 13211
- Putnam 13237
- Rabun 13241
- Thomas 13275
- Union 13291
- Walker 13295
- Ware 13299
- Worth 13321
Hawaii view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 66 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- Lawrence 17101
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dearborn 18029
- Dubois 18037
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Gibson 18051
- Greene 18055
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Martin 18101
- Monroe 18105
- Morgan 18109
- Orange 18117
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Pike 18125
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Ripley 18137
- Scott 18143
- Spencer 18147
- Sullivan 18153
- Switzerland 18155
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warrick 18173
- Wayne 18177
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Coffey 20031
- Crawford 20037
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Franklin 20059
- Greenwood 20073
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Reno 20155
- Saline 20169
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
Kentucky view state ↗ 74 N ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Bourbon 21017
- Bullitt 21029
- Butler 21031
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carroll 21041
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Clinton 21053
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Gallatin 21077
- Grant 21081
- Grayson 21085
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Johnson 21115
- Kenton 21117
- Knott 21119
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Magoffin 21153
- Marion 21155
- Martin 21159
- Mason 21161
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Metcalfe 21169
- Montgomery 21173
- Morgan 21175
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Spencer 21215
- Trigg 21221
- Warren 21227
- Washington 21229
- Wayne 21231
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 55 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Ascension 22005
- Avoyelles 22009
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafayette 22055
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Bernard 22087
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. John the Baptist 22095
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Massachusetts view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Caldwell 29025
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Clay 29047
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dent 29065
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Johnson 29101
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Mississippi 29133
- Monroe 29137
- Morgan 29141
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Pemiscot 29155
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Saline 29195
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Taney 29213
- Vernon 29217
- Wayne 29223
New Jersey view state ↗ 15 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 18 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 68 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Belmont 39013
- Brown 39015
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Harrison 39067
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Logan 39091
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Mahoning 39099
- Marion 39101
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Miami 39109
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Morrow 39117
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Perry 39127
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Preble 39135
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Shelby 39149
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Union 39159
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
Oklahoma view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cameron 42023
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Cannon 47015
- Carroll 47017
- Carter 47019
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Dickson 47043
- Fayette 47047
- Franklin 47051
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardeman 47069
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Houston 47083
- Knox 47093
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Overton 47133
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sullivan 47163
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Van Buren 47175
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- White 47185
Texas view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- Anderson 48001
- Angelina 48005
- Aransas 48007
- Austin 48015
- Bastrop 48021
- Bee 48025
- Bosque 48035
- Bowie 48037
- Brazos 48041
- Brooks 48047
- Cameron 48061
- Camp 48063
- Chambers 48071
- Collin 48085
- Cooke 48097
- Denton 48121
- Fayette 48149
- Fort Bend 48157
- Freestone 48161
- Galveston 48167
- Gonzales 48177
- Grayson 48181
- Gregg 48183
- Grimes 48185
- Hardin 48199
- Harris 48201
- Harrison 48203
- Hays 48209
- Henderson 48213
- Hopkins 48223
- Houston 48225
- Jasper 48241
- Jefferson 48245
- Kaufman 48257
- Kenedy 48261
- Lamar 48277
- Leon 48289
- Limestone 48293
- Madison 48313
- Milam 48331
- Montgomery 48339
- Nacogdoches 48347
- Newton 48351
- Polk 48373
- Real 48385
- Refugio 48391
- Robertson 48395
- Rusk 48401
- Sabine 48403
- San Augustine 48405
- San Jacinto 48407
- San Saba 48411
- Tarrant 48439
- Trinity 48455
- Tyler 48457
- Upshur 48459
- Van Zandt 48467
- Walker 48471
- Waller 48473
- Wise 48497
West Virginia view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Berkeley 54003
- Braxton 54007
- Cabell 54011
- Calhoun 54013
- Fayette 54019
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Harrison 54033
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Lewis 54041
- Marion 54049
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Nicholas 54067
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Summers 54089
- Tucker 54093
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Webster 54101
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
§5Sources & provenance
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Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/ANVIV ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/6448939 ↗Record version
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