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Mountain Andropogon

Andropogon distachyos

Mountain Andropogon
Photo: Taken by Carsten Niehaus (user:Lumbar)., CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Canary Is., Medit. to Africa, Arabian Pen.
Climate
subtropical

About

Andropogon distachyos is a species of perennial herb in the family Poaceae (true grasses). They have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves. Individuals can grow to 62 cm.

Other Andropogon plants

Pinewoods bluestem · Andropogon bentii · Chalky bluestem · Florida bluestem · Bluestem · Big bluestem · Bushy bluestem · Elliott's bluestem · Sand bluestem · Matojillo bluestem · Hairy bluestem · Andropogon scabriglumis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Andropogon distachyos by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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