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Schizachyrium cirratum

(Hack.) Woot. & Standl.

Texas Beardgrass

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145968
Element CodePMPOA5D020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusSchizachyrium
Synonyms
Andropogon cirratusHack.
Other Common Names
Texas bluestem (EN) Texas Bluestem (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-05-21
Change Date1993-06-17
Edition Date1993-05-21
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Range Extent Comments
Western TX, NM, AZ, CA (Jamacha); northern Mexico.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Canyons and rocky slopes.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
TexasSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
References (2)
  1. Hitchcock, A.S. 1951. Manual of the grasses of the United States. 2nd edition revised by Agnes Chase. [Reprinted, 1971, in 2 vols., by Dover Publications, Incorporated, New York.]
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.