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Andropogon ternarius
splitbeard bluestem
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Andropogon ternarius Michx.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		splitbeard bluestem
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Poaceae, Genus Andropogon, Species Andropogon ternarius


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S4; TN: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big Cypress National Preserve
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Everglades National Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Padre Island National Seashore
Piscataway Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Stones River National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	9/27/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/5/2025 3:19:41 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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