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Andropogon virginicus
Broomsedge Bluestem
Item #: 2019
Category: Grasses
Habit: Perennial
Height: 2 - 5 feet
Planting Rates:
Rangeland
2 lbs per acre
Lawn & Garden
Dpak per 200 sf
1 lb per 5,500 sf
Price:
Dpak - $15
1 lb - $99
SOIL TYPE |
SUNLIGHT |
Soil Moisture |
| Sand |
Loam |
Clay |
Caliche |
Full |
Partial |
Dappled |
Shade |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
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dry, medium, moist |
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Description
Commonly misidentified as Little Bluestem, this native is one of the dominant species in savannah prairies in the eastern United States. Like all bluestems, this plant is attractive especially when the sunlight hits its fluffy seedheads. Broomsedge has a bad reputation as an invader because of mismanagement on overgrazed lands. This characteristic is however beneficial for erosion control. Broomsedge makes cover and nesting material for Quail, is a good food source in winter, and is a larval host plant for butterflies such as the Zabulon.
photo copyright Carolyn Fannon
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