little bluestem - Schizachyrium scoparium
Synonyms: Andropogon scoparium,
| USDA Plant Code: SCSC Light Requirement: full sun - part shade Soil Moisture: medium - dry Leaves: deciduous Protected Plant: no Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes Growth Habits: graminoid, Hardiness Zone: both Salt Tolerance : no Drought Tolerance: yes | Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes Riparian Buffers: yes All Pollinators: yes Native Bees and other Pollinators: no Butterflies and Moths: yes Hummingbird: no Rain Garden: yes Bloom Color: no Bloom Period: no Fragrant: no |
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 Seed(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Schizachyrium scoparium Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Turner County bog; Coastal plains Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Two dry-forest indicators for southern Front Range - small soapweed and little bluestem Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); whole plants in typical habitat Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); November. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society. James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Schizachyrium scoparium - little bluestem (early July, 2013); current year growth just beginning Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); little bluestem - Andropogon scoparius syn. Schizachyrium scoparium (mid-July, 2013); previous years' culm still present Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Schizachyrium scoparium syn. Andropogon scoparius - little bluestem; flowering; early August, 2013 Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Pat Sauer, Iowa Stormwater Education Partnership, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Pat Sauer, Iowa Stormwater Education Partnership, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Pat Sauer, Iowa Stormwater Education Partnership, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Pat Sauer, Iowa Stormwater Education Partnership, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Field; Little bluestem grass growing on a field in Colorado. Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Field; Little bluestem grass growing on a field in Colorado. Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); voucher specimen of inflorescence Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Bog in Turner County; Coastal plains Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Bog in Turner County; Coastal plains Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Turner County bog; Coastal plains Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Schizachyrium scoparium syn. Andropogon scoparius - little bluestem (Sep. 27, 2013) Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Schizachyrium scoparium syn. Andropogon scoparius - little bluestem (Sep. 27, 2013) Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
