Crimson BluestemSchizachyrium sanguineum
Also known as Crimson False Bluestem · Sandhills Bluestem · Tropical Bluestem
Schizachyrium sanguineum is an annual grass, pantropical, with reddish-purple stems and leaves. It grows over one meter tall in open, disturbed habitats.
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Crimson Bluestem Names & Synonyms
Common names and botanical synonyms
Common Names
- Crimson Bluestem
- Crimson False Bluestem
- Sandhills Bluestem
- Tropical Bluestem
Synonyms
- Andropogon acuminatus Swallen
- Andropogon feensis E.Fourn.
- Andropogon flavescens J.Presl
- Andropogon hirtiflorus (Nees) Kunth
- Andropogon leptostachyus Benth.
- Andropogon myosurus J.Presl
- Andropogon oligostachyus Chapm.
- Andropogon pseudograya Steud.
- Andropogon riedelii Trin.
- Andropogon sanguineus (Retz.) Merr.
- Andropogon semiberbis (Nees) Kunth
- Andropogon semiglaber (Nash) Beetle
- Andropogon velatus Kunth
- Aristida domingensis (Spreng. ex Schult.) Kunth
- Pollinia fulta Desv.
- Rottboellia sanguinea Retz.
- Schizachyrium ambalavense A.Camus
- Schizachyrium domingense (Spreng. ex Schult.) Nash
- Schizachyrium feense (E.Fourn.) A.Camus
- Schizachyrium griseum Stapf
- Schizachyrium hirtiflorum Nees
- Schizachyrium inspersum Pilg.
- Schizachyrium lindiense Pilg.
- Schizachyrium myosurus (J.Presl) Nees
- Schizachyrium oligostachyum (Chapm.) Nash
- Schizachyrium paucispiculatum Sulekic & Peichoto
- Schizachyrium riedelii (Trin.) A.Camus
- Schizachyrium semiberbe Nees
- Schizachyrium semiglabrum Nash
- Schizachyrium tenuispicatum Pilg.
- Schizachyrium weberbaueri Pilg.
- Sorghum flavescens (J.Presl) Kuntze
- Sorghum hirtiflorum (Nees) Kuntze
- Sorghum myosurus (J.Presl) Kuntze
- Sorghum riedelii (Trin.) Kuntze
- Sorghum sanguineum (Retz.) Kuntze
- Sorghum semiberbe (Nees) Kuntze
- Streptachne domingensis Spreng. ex Schult.
- Thelepogon sanguineus (Retz.) Spreng.
Crimson Bluestem Taxonomy
Botanical classification
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| kingdom | Plantae |
| division | Tracheophyta |
| class | Liliopsida |
| order | Poales |
| family | Poaceae |
| genus | Schizachyrium |
| species | Schizachyrium sanguineum |