Andropogon virginicus
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 virginicus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Andropogon virginicus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
27 synonyms in this snapshot
- Anatherum virginicumName author: Spreng.
- Anatherum virginicum subvar. tetrastachyumName author: (Elliott) Roberty
- Andropogon curtisianusName author: Steud.
- Andropogon dissitiflorusName author: Michx.
- Andropogon dissitiflorus var. vaginatusName author: Chapm. ex Gatt.
- Andropogon eriophorusName author: Scheele
- Andropogon glaucescensName author: E.Fourn.
- Andropogon glaucescensName author: Schltdl. ex Hack.
- Andropogon louisianaeName author: Steud.
- Andropogon macrourus var. viridisName author: Vasey
- Andropogon pauciflorusName author: Salzm. ex Steud.
- Andropogon tetrastachyusName author: Elliott
- Andropogon vaginatusName author: Elliott
- Andropogon virginicus f. virginicusName author: Not supplied
- Andropogon virginicus subsp. genuinusName author: Hack.
- Andropogon virginicus subvar. ditiorName author: Hack.
- Andropogon virginicus var. genuinusName author: Fernald & Griscom
- Andropogon virginicus var. tetrastachyusName author: (Elliott) Hack.
- Andropogon virginicus var. vaginatusName author: (Elliott) Alph.Wood
- Andropogon virginicus var. virginicusName author: Not supplied
- Andropogon virginicus var. viridisName author: Hack.
- Cinna lateralisName author: Walter
- Cymbopogon glaucusName author: Schult.
- Dimeiostemon tetrastachysName author: Raf.
- Dimeiostemon vaginatusName author: Raf.
- Holcus virginicusName author: Steud.
- Sorghum virginicumName author: (L.) 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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