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broomsedge bluestem
Anatherum virginicum
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
little bluestemSchizachyrium scoparium
Maritime Bushy BluestemAnatherum tenuispatheum
IndiangrassSorghastrum nutans
splitbeard bluestemAnatherum ternarium
big bluestemAndropogon gerardi
Elliott's BluestemAnatherum gyrans
Bushy BluestemAnatherum glomeratum
beardgrassSchizachyrium microstachyum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,691 |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 1,258 |
| North Carolina | 1,148 |
| Texas | 1,009 |
| Pennsylvania | 919 |
| Maryland | 822 |
| Georgia | 702 |
| Tennessee | 694 |
| New Jersey | 649 |
| Australia | 528 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | grasses · Poaceae |
| Genus | New World Bluestems · Anatherum |
Study it in a deck
- Grasses of New Hampshire, United States
- Plants of Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
- Plants of Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia
- Summer Grasses of Maryland
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise broomsedge bluestem with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.