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Scientific Name
Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium (Michx.) Nash
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Little Bluestem
Park Synonyms
Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon scoparius
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusSchizachyrium
SpeciesSchizachyrium scoparium
VarietySchizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Elevation Range Tags
  • Low to Mid
Life form Tags
  • Perennial graminoid
Park Rank Tags
  • Park common
Taxa Group Tags
  • Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory Tags
  • Monocot
Bloom Time Tags
  • August
  • September
  • October
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
119
References
4
Vouchers
11
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office
Created Date
5/26/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
tevans@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
12/6/2022 9:01:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: The follwing are additional fields from one of the sources for this ParkCode/TSN combination: State-County Code = 37173 ATBI Sensitivity = Public, Park Species Data Source: Plant list compiled by BONAP from its County Database, and converted to NPSpecies by I&M Office.
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