Scientific Name
    Andropogon gerardii
            Scientific Name w/ Auth.
    Andropogon gerardii Vitman
            Park
    Gauley River National Recreation Area (GARI)
            Sensitive
    No
            Park Accepted
    Accepted
            Record Status
    Approved
    Park Preferred Common Names
    big bluestem
            Park Synonyms
    
            Taxonomic Hierarchy
    | Kingdom | Plantae | 
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae | 
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta | 
| Superdivision | Embryophyta | 
| Division | Tracheophyta | 
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina | 
| Class | Magnoliopsida | 
| Superorder | Lilianae | 
| Order | Poales | 
| Family | Poaceae | 
| Genus | Andropogon | 
| Species | Andropogon gerardii | 
Occurrence
    Present
    Occurrence Notes
    Data Source: Streets and Vanderhorst. 2010. Floristic Inventory of Gauley River National Recreation Area, West Virginia. Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR--2010/149.
        
            Nativeness
    Native
    Nativeness Notes
    Data Source: Streets and Vanderhorst. 2010. Floristic Inventory of Gauley River National Recreation Area, West Virginia. Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR--2010/149.
        
            Abundance
    Common
    Abundance Notes
    Data Source: Streets and Vanderhorst. 2010. Floristic Inventory of Gauley River National Recreation Area, West Virginia. Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR--2010/149.
        
        
    Threatened Endangered Status
    State Species of Concern statuses
    Ozone Sensitive Status
    NatureServe GRank
    NatureServe SRank
    Observations
    
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            Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
    Created By
    BLA - I&M Office.
            Created Date
    10/16/2000 12:00:00 AM
            Last Modified By
    Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
            Last Modified Date
    5/10/2012 12:00:00 AM
            Notes
    Park Species Data Source: Vanderhorst et al., 2010.  Vegetation Classification and Mapping of Gauley River National Recreation Area, West Virginia.  Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR—2010/148.  NATUREBIB-2166675., Accepted Detail: The Flora of West Virginia, 2nd ed. (Strausbaugh and Core 1977); the Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Canada, 2nd ed. (Gleason and Cronquist 1991); Identifications of Carex specimens were completed using the Flora of North America, Vol. 23 (Ball and Reznicek 2002). Identifications of Dichanthelium specimens were completed using the Flora of North America, Vol. 25 (Freckmann and Lelong 2003). Collections of Desmodium were identified using a vegetative key developed by Krings (2004). Heuchera determinations were made using the Key to Heuchera in West Virginia (Norris 1999). Monarda specimens were determined using The Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia, and Surrounding Area (Weakley 2006).
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