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href="/wiki/Vascular_plant" title="Vascular plant">Tracheophytes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Clade</i>: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Flowering_plant" title="Flowering plant">Angiosperms</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Clade</i>: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monocotyledon" title="Monocotyledon">Monocots</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Clade</i>: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Commelinids" title="Commelinids">Commelinids</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Order: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Poales" title="Poales">Poales</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Family: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Poaceae" title="Poaceae">Poaceae</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Subfamily: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Panicoideae" title="Panicoideae">Panicoideae</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Genus: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andropogon" title="Andropogon"><i>Andropogon</i></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Species: </td> <td><div style="display:inline" class="species"><i><b>A. gerardi</b></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(180,250,180)"><a href="/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature" title="Binomial nomenclature">Binomial name</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><b><span class="binomial"><span style="font-weight:normal;"></span><i>Andropogon gerardi</i></span></b><br /><div style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fulgenzio_Vitman" title="Fulgenzio Vitman">Vitman</a><sup id="cite_ref-ipni_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ipni-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(180,250,180)"><a href="/wiki/Synonym_(taxonomy)" title="Synonym (taxonomy)">Synonyms</a><sup id="cite_ref-powo_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-powo-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: left"> <div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>List</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <ul><li><i>Andropogon chrysocomus</i> <small>Nash</small></li> <li><i>Andropogon furcatus</i> <small>Muhl. ex Willd.</small></li> <li><i>Andropogon gerardi</i> nothosubsp. <i>chrysocomus</i> <small>(Nash) Wipff</small></li> <li><i>Andropogon gerardi</i> var. <i>chrysocomus</i> <small>(Nash) Fernald</small></li> <li><i>Andropogon hallii</i> var. <i>grandiflorus</i> <small>Scribn.</small></li> <li><i>Andropogon hondurensis</i> <small>(R.W.Pohl) Wipff</small></li> <li><i>Andropogon provincialis</i> <small>Lam.</small></li> <li><i>Andropogon provincialis</i> var. <i>chrysocomus</i> <small>(Nash) Fernald & Griscom</small></li> <li><i>Andropogon provincialis</i> subvar. <i>furcatus</i> <small>(Muhl. ex Willd.) Hack.</small></li> <li><i>Andropogon provincialis</i> subvar. <i>lindheimeri</i> <small>Hack.</small></li> <li><i>Andropogon provincialis</i> subvar. <i>pycnanthus</i> <small>Hack.</small></li> <li><i>Andropogon provincialis</i> var. <i>tennesseensis</i> <small>Scribn.</small></li> <li><i>Andropogon tennesseensis</i> <small>(Scribn.) Scribn.</small></li> <li><i>Leptopogon furcatus</i> <small>(Muhl. ex Willd.) Roberty</small></li></ul> </li></ul> </div> </td></tr> </tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238732961">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:transparent}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:white}}.mw-parser-output .infobox.biota .taxobox-edit-taxonomy img{background:transparent!important}body.skin-vector .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox{margin-top:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox tr.taxonrow td{padding:2px 10px}</style> <p><i><b>Andropogon gerardi</b></i>, commonly known as <b>big bluestem</b>, is a species of tall <a href="/wiki/Poaceae" title="Poaceae">grass</a> native to much of the <a href="/wiki/Great_Plains" title="Great Plains">Great Plains</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grassland" title="Grassland">grassland</a> regions of central and eastern North America. It is also known as <b>tall bluestem</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-feis_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-feis-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <b>bluejoint</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-itis_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-itis-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <b>turkeyfoot</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-grin_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grin-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Taxonomy">Taxonomy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andropogon_gerardi&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Taxonomy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Andropogon gerardi</i> was <a href="/wiki/Species_description" title="Species description">formally named</a> in 1792 by <a href="/wiki/Fulgenzio_Vitman" title="Fulgenzio Vitman">Fulgenzio Vitman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ipni_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ipni-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was named for French botanist <a href="/w/index.php?title=Louis_G%C3%A9rard&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Louis Gérard (page does not exist)">Louis Gérard</a>, who had first described the plant from specimens that had been cultivated in <a href="/wiki/Provence" title="Provence">Provence</a>, France.<sup id="cite_ref-fotcr2017_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fotcr2017-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Kew" title="Kew">Kew</a>'s <a href="/wiki/International_Plant_Names_Index" title="International Plant Names Index">International Plant Names Index</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Agriculture" title="United States Department of Agriculture">USDA</a> <a href="/wiki/Germplasm_Resources_Information_Network" title="Germplasm Resources Information Network">Germplasm Resources Information Network</a> reject the spelling <i>gerard<b>ii</b></i> and provide reasoning for <i>gerard<b>i</b></i> as being the correct spelling for the specific epithet of this taxon.<sup id="cite_ref-ipni_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ipni-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-grin_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grin-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Andropogon gerardii</i> still makes appearances in various literature, including other USDA publications.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andropogon_gerardi&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Big bluestem is a <a href="/wiki/Perennial" title="Perennial">perennial</a> warm-season <a href="/wiki/Bunchgrass" class="mw-redirect" title="Bunchgrass">bunchgrass</a>. It is tolerant of a wide range of <a href="/wiki/Soil" title="Soil">soil</a> conditions. The main <a href="/wiki/Root" title="Root">roots</a> are 6–10 ft (1.8–3.0 m) deep, and the plants send out strong, tough <a href="/wiki/Rhizome" title="Rhizome">rhizomes</a>, so it forms very strong <a href="/wiki/Sod" title="Sod">sod</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-feis_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-feis-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Depending on soil and moisture conditions, it grows to a height of 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft). The stem base turns blue or purple as it matures. </p><p>Big bluestem blooms in the summer and seeds into the fall. The <a href="/wiki/Inflorescence" title="Inflorescence">inflorescence</a> (cluster of flowers) is a <a href="/wiki/Raceme" title="Raceme">raceme</a> of two to six, most commonly three, narrow <a href="/wiki/Spike_(botany)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spike (botany)">spike</a>-like racemes alternately arranged along the top of the stem.<sup id="cite_ref-Illinois_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Illinois-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It somewhat resembles a <a href="/wiki/Wild_turkey" title="Wild turkey">wild turkey</a>'s foot.<sup id="cite_ref-feis_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-feis-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each raceme contains pairs of <a href="/wiki/Spikelet" title="Spikelet">spikelets</a>. Each pair has a stalked spikelet with another stalkless spikelet at the base of the stalk. The stalkless spikelet usually has a fertile, <a href="/wiki/Perfect_flower" class="mw-redirect" title="Perfect flower">perfect</a> <a href="/wiki/Floret" class="mw-redirect" title="Floret">floret</a> (with both female and male parts) and an <a href="/wiki/Awn_(botany)" title="Awn (botany)">awn</a> (bristle), and the stalked spikelet is awnless, and is sterile or has a <a href="/wiki/Staminate" class="mw-redirect" title="Staminate">staminate</a> (male) flower. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1248256098">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{width:100%!important}}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{display:table}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-default{background:transparent;margin-top:4px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-center{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-none{float:none}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-collapsible{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div{display:table-cell;padding:0 4px 4px;text-align:center;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main>div{display:table-cell}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallery{line-height:1.35em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div{display:table-cell;padding:4px;text-align:right;font-size:85%;line-height:1em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div *,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div *{overflow:visible}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallerybox img{background:none!important}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .bordered-images .thumb img{border:solid var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)1px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .whitebg .thumb{background:var(--background-color-base,#fff)!important}</style><div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default"><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Andropogon_gerardii_-_Berlin_Botanical_Garden_-_IMG_8625.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="New growth in May at the Berlin Botanical Garden"><img alt="New growth in May at the Berlin Botanical Garden" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Andropogon_gerardii_-_Berlin_Botanical_Garden_-_IMG_8625.JPG/180px-Andropogon_gerardii_-_Berlin_Botanical_Garden_-_IMG_8625.JPG" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Andropogon_gerardii_-_Berlin_Botanical_Garden_-_IMG_8625.JPG/270px-Andropogon_gerardii_-_Berlin_Botanical_Garden_-_IMG_8625.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Andropogon_gerardii_-_Berlin_Botanical_Garden_-_IMG_8625.JPG/360px-Andropogon_gerardii_-_Berlin_Botanical_Garden_-_IMG_8625.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">New growth in May at the <a href="/wiki/Berlin_Botanical_Garden" class="mw-redirect" title="Berlin Botanical Garden">Berlin Botanical Garden</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Big_bluestem_(Andropogon_gerardii)_in_flower_Sand_Lake_Wetland_Management_District_01_(14635029543).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The flowerhead in bloom"><img alt="The flowerhead in bloom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Big_bluestem_%28Andropogon_gerardii%29_in_flower_Sand_Lake_Wetland_Management_District_01_%2814635029543%29.jpg/180px-Big_bluestem_%28Andropogon_gerardii%29_in_flower_Sand_Lake_Wetland_Management_District_01_%2814635029543%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Big_bluestem_%28Andropogon_gerardii%29_in_flower_Sand_Lake_Wetland_Management_District_01_%2814635029543%29.jpg/270px-Big_bluestem_%28Andropogon_gerardii%29_in_flower_Sand_Lake_Wetland_Management_District_01_%2814635029543%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Big_bluestem_%28Andropogon_gerardii%29_in_flower_Sand_Lake_Wetland_Management_District_01_%2814635029543%29.jpg/360px-Big_bluestem_%28Andropogon_gerardii%29_in_flower_Sand_Lake_Wetland_Management_District_01_%2814635029543%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3216" data-file-height="2136" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The flowerhead in bloom</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Andropogon_gerardii_spikelet_pairs.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The spike-like raceme bent to show the pairs of spikelets"><img alt="The spike-like raceme bent to show the pairs of spikelets" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Andropogon_gerardii_spikelet_pairs.jpg/142px-Andropogon_gerardii_spikelet_pairs.jpg" decoding="async" width="142" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Andropogon_gerardii_spikelet_pairs.jpg/212px-Andropogon_gerardii_spikelet_pairs.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Andropogon_gerardii_spikelet_pairs.jpg/283px-Andropogon_gerardii_spikelet_pairs.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2352" data-file-height="2987" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The spike-like raceme bent to show the pairs of spikelets</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Andropogon_gerardii_(4055509299).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ligule"><img alt="Ligule" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Andropogon_gerardii_%284055509299%29.jpg/106px-Andropogon_gerardii_%284055509299%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="106" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Andropogon_gerardii_%284055509299%29.jpg/159px-Andropogon_gerardii_%284055509299%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Andropogon_gerardii_%284055509299%29.jpg/212px-Andropogon_gerardii_%284055509299%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1312" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Ligule</div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ecology">Ecology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andropogon_gerardi&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ecology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Big bluestem is a mid-<a href="/wiki/Ecological_succession" title="Ecological succession">successional</a> grass in <a href="/wiki/Prairie" title="Prairie">prairie</a> and other grassland ecosystems. It grows in tall, dense stands that can outcompete other plant species.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The stands grow until disturbance interrupts their spread. It is shade intolerant and is <a href="/wiki/Fire_adaptations" title="Fire adaptations">adapted to fire</a>. </p><p>It is a host to larvae of several species of butterflies, including the <a href="/wiki/Arogos_skipper" class="mw-redirect" title="Arogos skipper">arogos skipper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Byssus_skipper" class="mw-redirect" title="Byssus skipper">byssus skipper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cobweb_skipper" class="mw-redirect" title="Cobweb skipper">cobweb skipper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cercyonis_pegala" class="mw-redirect" title="Cercyonis pegala">common wood nymph</a>, <a href="/wiki/Delaware_skipper" class="mw-redirect" title="Delaware skipper">Delaware skipper</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dusted_skipper" class="mw-redirect" title="Dusted skipper">dusted skipper</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The larvae of the leaf beetle <i><a href="/wiki/Diabrotica_cristata" title="Diabrotica cristata">Diabrotica cristata</a></i> feed on the roots and the adults visit the flowers of other species of prairie flowers.<sup id="cite_ref-fotcr2017_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fotcr2017-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many ants decorate their nests with the seeds, including <i><a href="/wiki/Formica_glacialis" title="Formica glacialis">Formica glacialis</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Formica_montana" title="Formica montana">F. montana</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Formica_subsericea" title="Formica subsericea">F. subsericea</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-fotcr2017_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fotcr2017-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several species of ants, such as <i>F. glacialis</i>, <i>F. montana</i>, <i>F. subsericea</i>, <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lasius_minutus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lasius minutus (page does not exist)">Lasius minutus</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Lasius_umbratus" title="Lasius umbratus">L. umbratus</a></i> build nests around the base of this bunchgrass, forming large soil mounds. In larger mounds, the nest is shared by multiple species of ants, and is "likened to an apartment complex with each ant species in its own nest partition". Up to 12 species of ants have been recorded in mounds found in the Chicago region.<sup id="cite_ref-fotcr2017_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fotcr2017-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The rust fungus <i><a href="/wiki/Puccinia" title="Puccinia">Puccinia</a> andropogonis</i> forms black <a href="/wiki/Telium" title="Telium">telia</a> on the leaves.<sup id="cite_ref-fotcr2017_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fotcr2017-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uses">Uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andropogon_gerardi&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The grass and its variants are good <a href="/wiki/Forage" title="Forage">forage</a> for <a href="/wiki/Horse" title="Horse">horses</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cattle" title="Cattle">cattle</a>, and can also be cut and used for <a href="/wiki/Hay" title="Hay">hay</a>. The grass is high in protein. While not considered the highest quality native forage found in the United States, it has long been considered a desirable and ecologically important grass by cattle ranchers and <a href="/wiki/Rangeland_management" title="Rangeland management">rangeland ecologists.</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Big bluestem is cultivated by specialty <a href="/wiki/Plant_nurseries" class="mw-redirect" title="Plant nurseries">plant nurseries</a> for its <a href="/wiki/Drought_tolerance" title="Drought tolerance">drought tolerance</a> and native status. It is often grown for <a href="/wiki/Wildlife_garden" title="Wildlife garden">wildlife gardens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Natural_landscaping" title="Natural landscaping">natural landscaping</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Grassland" title="Grassland">grassland</a> <a href="/wiki/Habitat_restoration" class="mw-redirect" title="Habitat restoration">habitat restoration</a> projects. </p><p>Due to its high <a href="/wiki/Biomass" title="Biomass">biomass</a>, big bluestem is being considered as a potential feedstock for <a href="/wiki/Ethanol" title="Ethanol">ethanol</a> production.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Symbols">Symbols</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andropogon_gerardi&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Symbols"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Andropogon gerardi</i> is the state grass of <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a><sup id="cite_ref-il_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-il-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a><sup id="cite_ref-mo_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mo-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the official prairie grass of <a href="/wiki/Manitoba" title="Manitoba">Manitoba</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andropogon_gerardi&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Schizachyrium_scoparium" title="Schizachyrium scoparium">Schizachyrium scoparium</a></i> (little bluestem)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andropogon_gerardi&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Wikidata" title="Wikidata">Wikidata</a>: <span class="uid"><span class="external"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q663311" class="extiw" title="wikidata:Q663311">Q663311</a></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Wikispecies" title="Wikispecies">Wikispecies</a>: <span class="uid"><span class="external"><a href="https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Andropogon_gerardi" class="extiw" title="wikispecies:Andropogon gerardi">Andropogon gerardi</a></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;">AoFP: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=668">668</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;">APA: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://floraofalabama.org/Plant.aspx?id=4649">4649</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;">BioLib: <span class="uid"><a 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class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/ANOGE">ANOGE</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/European_Nature_Information_System" class="mw-redirect" title="European Nature Information System">EUNIS</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species/191416">191416</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;">FEIS: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/graminoid/andger/all.html">andger</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Global_Biodiversity_Information_Facility" title="Global Biodiversity Information Facility">GBIF</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gbif.org/species/2706099">2706099</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/GrassBase" title="GrassBase">GrassBase</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/imp00470">imp00470</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Germplasm_Resources_Information_Network" title="Germplasm Resources Information Network">GRIN</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=3215">3215</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/INaturalist" title="INaturalist">iNaturalist</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://inaturalist.org/taxa/121968">121968</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/International_Plant_Names_Index" title="International Plant Names Index">IPNI</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ipni.org/n/387920-1">387920-1</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Interim_Register_of_Marine_and_Nonmarine_Genera" title="Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera">IRMNG</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10201670">10201670</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System" title="Integrated Taxonomic Information System">ITIS</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=40462">40462</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;">MichiganFlora: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=2006">2006</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Botanical_Garden" title="Missouri Botanical Garden">MoBotPF</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=285262">285262</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/NatureServe" title="NatureServe">NatureServe</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.133783/">2.133783</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/National_Center_for_Biotechnology_Information" title="National Center for Biotechnology Information">NCBI</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=79824">79824</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Observation.org" title="Observation.org">Observation.org</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://observation.org/species/126198/">126198</a></span></span></li> 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rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/plant-profile/ANGE">ANGE</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Plants_of_the_World_Online" title="Plants of the World Online">POWO</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A30435428-2">urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30435428-2</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Tropicos" title="Tropicos">Tropicos</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/25511644">25511644</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;">VASCAN: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/taxon/7401">7401</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;">WisFlora: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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