Andropogon ternarius
A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Andropogon
- Species
- Andropogon ternarius
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1803
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Andropogon ternarius. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Anatherum argyreumName author: (Schult. ex Steud.) Roberty
- Anatherum virginicum subvar. elliottiiName author: Roberty
- Andropogon argenteusName author: Elliott
- Andropogon argyreusName author: Schult.
- Andropogon argyreus var. macerName author: Scribn.
- Andropogon argyreus var. tenuisName author: Vasey
- Andropogon belvisiiName author: Desv.
- Andropogon elliottiiName author: Chapm.
- Andropogon elliottii var. glaucescensName author: Scribn.
- Andropogon mississippiensisName author: Scribn. & C.R.Ball
- Andropogon muehlenbergianusName author: Schult.
- Andropogon scribnerianusName author: Nash
- Andropogon ternarius var. glaucescensName author: (Scribn.) Fernald & Griscom
- Andropogon ternarius var. ternariusName author: Not supplied
- Sorghum argenteumName author: Kuntze
- Sorghum elliottiiName author: Kuntze
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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