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Schizachyrium sanguineum var. hirtiflorum

Schizachyrium sanguineum var. hirtiflorum (Nees) Hatch  
Family: Poaceae
crimson bluestem, more...Hairy Crimson Bluestem
[Andropogon domingensis (Spreng. ex J.A. Schultes) F.T. Hubbard, non Steud., moreAndropogon hirtiflorus (Nees) Kunth, Andropogon hirtiflorus var. brevipedicellatus Beal, Andropogon hirtiflorus var. feensis (Fourn.) Hack., Andropogon hirtiflorus var. oligostachyus (Chapman) Hack., Andropogon oligostachyus Chapman, Schizachyrium domingense (Spreng. ex J.A. Schultes) Nash, Schizachyrium feense (Fourn.) A. Camus, Schizachyrium hirtiflorum Nees, Schizachyrium sanguineum var. brevipedicellatum (Beal) Hatch, Schizachyrium sanguineum var. oligostachyum (Chapman) Hatch]
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J.K. Wipff. Flora of North America

Culms 40-120 cm, branching at the upper nodes, glaucous. Ligules 1-2 mm; blades 10-20 cm long, 1.5-5 mm wide. Rames 4-10(12) cm; internodes scabrous, glabrous or hirsute. Sessile spikelets 5-9 mm; lower glumes sparsely to densely hirsute on the back; awns 15-25 mm. Pedicels arcuate at maturity, ciliate on both edges distally. Pedicellate spikelets 3-5 mm, staminate or sterile, awns 0.3-5 mm. 2n = 40, 60, 70, 100.

In the Flora region, Schizachyrium sanguineum var. hirtiflorum grows on rocky slopes and well-drained soils from Arizona to southwestern Texas and Florida, and is considered a good forage species. Its range extends through Central America to Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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