Poaceae
Andropogon

Andropogon virginicus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1046 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. & Central America, Caribbean to Venezuela. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Panamá, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Virginia, West Virginia

Introduced into:

California, Hawaii, Japan, New Zealand North, Transcaucasus

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 8, 1929 Ekman, E.L. [12771] Dominican Republic K000458280 No
Jun 8, 1929 Ekman, E.L. [12771] Dominican Republic K000458279 No
Jun 8, 1929 Ekman, E.L. [12771] Dominican Republic K000458278 No
Jun 6, 1920 Ekman, E.L. [11140] Cuba K000458273 No
Oct 4, 1919 Ekman, E.L. [9808] Cuba K000458272 No
Mar 22, 1915 Ekman, E.L. [5067] Cuba K000458274 No
Oppenheimer, H. [99804] United States K000458265 No
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [12568] United States K000458290 No
Celarier, R.P. [2616] United States K000458287 No
Chase, A. [273] United States K000458302 No
Oppenheimer, H. [100014] United States K000458264 No
Fernald, M.L. [435] United States K000458292 No
Togasi, M. [642] Japan K000458268 No
Curtiss, A.H. [3639] United States K000974864 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ahles, H.E.; Duke, J.A. [50933] United States K000458289 No
Wilson, F. [1273] United States K000458294 No
Shallert, P.O. [24562] United States K000458301 No
Hitchcock, A.S. [274] Mexico K000458283 No
Jones, G.N. [21239] United States K000458295 No
Britton, N.L.; Brace, L.J.K. [774] Bahamas, The K000458270 No
Blake, S.F. [9722] United States K000458298 No
Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] United States K000974863 Unknown Type Material Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6075] United States K000458293 No
Morton, C.V.; Acuna, J. [3186] Cuba K000458271 No
Celarier, R.P. [2620] United States K000458286 No
MacInnes, K.L.; Lubke, R.A. [331] United States K000458285 No
Ratter, J.A.; Atkinson, R. [6538] Belize K000458281 No
Wilson, P. [8285] Bahamas, The K000458269 No
Bartram, E.B. [s.n.] United States K000458291 No
Harris, W.M. [11263] Jamaica K000458276 No
Fredholm, A. [6128] United States K000458300 No
Palmer, E.J. [8785] United States K000458297 No
Moldenke, H.N. [10177] United States K000458288 No
Chase, A. [542] United States K000458303 No
Hosaka, E.Y. [1591] United States K000458267 No
Peck, M.E. [150] Belize K000458282 No
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K000458299 No
Schwab, C. [446] United States K000458296 No
Hitchcock, A.S. [275] Jamaica K000458275 No
Schaffner, J.G. [1049] Mexico K000458284 No
Fosberg, F.R. [33293] United States K000458266 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0