Schizachyrium scoparium
Little Bluestem
An upright and clump forming native grass with spiky blades of blue or green.
Schizachyrium scoparium (Little bluestem, Prairie beard grass)
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#786 Schizachyrium scoparium
Common Names: little bluestem, seacoast bluestem, dune bluestem, broom beardgrass, prairie beardgrass, small feathergrass
Family: Poaceae/Gramineae (grass Family)
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Common Name: Little Bluestem
Latin Name: Schizachyrium scoparium
Habitat: Dunes, dry prairies, jack pine/oak forests ...
Schizachyrium scoparium
2-4 ft.
Little Bluestem Grass forms dense clumps of fine textured foliage. The flower stem will grow to 30" tall before displaying its burgundy flower spray.
Schizachyrium scoparium ( Little Bluestem )
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*Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
2 to 3'
1 to 2'
Sun to light shade; tolerates almost any soil.
Little Blue Stem [English]: Schizachyrium scoparium
Little Blue Stem [English]: Sabal minor
Little Blue Stem Palm [English]: Sabal minor
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(Carex pensylvanica), Coreopsis (Coreopsis spp.), Hairgrass (Deschampsia flexuosa), Hawkweed (Hieracium spp.), Sunflower (Helianthus spp.), Ricegrass (Oryzopsis spp.), Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum), Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), ...
 See also: Grass, Bluestem, Little bluestem, Green, Grasses
  
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