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Andropogon gerardii
Big bluestem
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Andropogon gerardii Vitman
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Big bluestem
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:		50
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Bandelier National Monument
Big Bend National Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Buffalo National River	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Devils Tower National Monument
Effigy Mounds National Monument	El Malpais National Monument
El Morro National Monument	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Jewel Cave National Monument
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mesa Verde National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Natchez Trace Parkway
Navajo National Monument	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Niobrara National Scenic River	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Padre Island National Seashore
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Petrified Forest National Park
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Voyageurs National Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	9/27/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 4:53:24 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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