Schizachyrium scoparium

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Schizachyrium scoparium
Little Bluestem; Blue Stem; Broom Beard Grass

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DERIVATION

scoparium

- like a broom

FAMILY

Poaceae (Grass Family) Other Plants in the Grass Family

HABIT

Grass/sedge | Rhizomatous

GROWTH FORM

Clump-forming

RANGE

North America

LEAF TYPE

Deciduous

FLOWERS

Gold

FRUIT

Brown

FOLIAGE COLOR

;

HARDINESS

USDA Zone 3 (Coldest zone where hardy)

SOIL

Well-drained soil

SUN REQUIREMENTS

Sun | Partial sun

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS

Steppe Plant Collection | Native Plant Collection

COMMON NAME(S)

Little Bluestem | Blue Stem | Broom Beard Grass

SYNONYMS

Andropogon scoparius

Location Map for Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem; Blue Stem; Broom Beard Grass) - 3 Map Locations Found
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Individual Locations for Schizachyrium scoparium: More Locations
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Map
Key

Accession
Number

Year

Location

1	833074*1	1983	Plains Garden
No Map	833074*2	1983	Plains Garden
No Map	833074*3	1983	Plains Garden
No Map	833074*4	1983	Plains Garden
No Map	833074*5	1983	Plains Garden
2	833074*6	1983	Desert Wash Garden
No Map	911119*1	1991	Chatfield Nature Center
No Map	921106*1	1992	Chatfield Visitor Center
3	941577*1	1994	Chatfield Entrance
No Map	941576*1	1994	Chatfield Nature Center
No Map	941576*2	1994	Chatfield Nature Center

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	FRUITING: When Schizachyrium scoparium has been observed fruiting at Denver Botanic Gardens

2017
2007
2005

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