Andropogon

E1046808

Andropogon is a genus of warm-season bunchgrasses that includes several dominant species characteristic of North American prairies and grasslands.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Andropogon canonical 2
Andropogon gerardii 2
Andropogon virginicus 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsToSubfamily Panicoideae ⓘ
class Liliopsida ⓘ
commonName beard grass ⓘ
broomsedge ⓘ
describedAs genus of warm-season bunchgrasses ⓘ
distributionPattern temperate to tropical regions ⓘ
domain Eukaryota ⓘ
linked to: Eukarya
ecologicalRole dominant component of tallgrass prairie ⓘ
forage grass for wildlife ⓘ
soil stabilization ⓘ
family Poaceae ⓘ
growthForm bunchgrass ⓘ
habitat grasslands ⓘ
prairies ⓘ
savannas ⓘ
hasCharacteristic clump-forming growth habit ⓘ
warm-season growth ⓘ
hasInflorescenceType panicle ⓘ
includesTaxon Andropogon gerardii ⓘ
linked to: Andropogon

Andropogon glomeratus ⓘ
linked to: Andropogon

Andropogon scoparius (synonym of Schizachyrium scoparium) ⓘ
Andropogon ternarius ⓘ
linked to: Andropogon

Andropogon virginicus ⓘ
linked to: Andropogon
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafType narrow linear leaves ⓘ
lifeCycle perennial ⓘ
namedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
nativeTo Africa ⓘ
Eurasia ⓘ
North America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
order Poales ⓘ
parentTaxon Andropogoneae ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C4 ⓘ
phylum Tracheophyta ⓘ
pollination wind-pollinated ⓘ
reproduction sexual reproduction via seeds ⓘ
vegetative reproduction via tillers ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
tolerates drought ⓘ
fire ⓘ
typeSpecies Andropogon virginicus ⓘ
linked to: Andropogon
usedFor hay production in some regions ⓘ
ornamental planting of some species ⓘ
pasture in some regions ⓘ
yearDescribed 1753 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

big bluestem → commonNameOf → Andropogon gerardii ⓘ
linked to: Andropogon
Andropogon gerardii → genus → Andropogon ⓘ
subject linked to: big bluestem
Oryzoideae → includesTaxon → Arundinella ⓘ
linked to: Andropogon
Andropogon → includesTaxon → Andropogon gerardii ⓘ
linked to: Andropogon
Andropogon → includesTaxon → Andropogon virginicus ⓘ
linked to: Andropogon
Andropogon → includesTaxon → Andropogon ternarius ⓘ
linked to: Andropogon
Andropogon → includesTaxon → Andropogon glomeratus ⓘ
linked to: Andropogon
Andropogon → typeSpecies → Andropogon virginicus ⓘ
linked to: Andropogon