Native plant · POACEAE
Andropogon brachystachyus
SHORTSPIKE BLUESTEM
Also known as: Anatherum brachystachyum
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Andropogon brachystachyus. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Andropogon brachystachyus
- Family
- POACEAE
- Genus
- Andropogon
- Order
- POALES
- Classification
- Monocots
- Recorded status
- Native; FAC (NWPL); FAC (DEP)
- Recorded synonyms
- Anatherum brachystachyum
- Florida range
- Central Florida · North Florida · South Florida
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Brevard; Putnam; Polk; Highlands; Flagler; Manatee; Martin; Clay; Duval; Okeechobee; Osceola; DeSoto; Lake; Sumter; Orange; Pasco; Marion; Broward; Collier; Hernando; Hillsborough; Dixie; Pinellas; Charlotte
Where documented in Florida
Brevard; Putnam; Polk; Highlands; Flagler; Manatee; Martin; Clay; Duval; Okeechobee; Osceola; DeSoto; Lake; Sumter; Orange; Pasco; Marion; Broward; Collier; Hernando; Hillsborough; Dixie; Pinellas; Charlotte
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Andropogon
- Andropogon arctatus — PINEWOODS BLUESTEM
- Andropogon cumulicola — Scrub Bluestem
- Andropogon floridanus — FLORIDA BLUESTEM
- Andropogon gerardi — BIG BLUESTEM
- Andropogon glomeratus var. glaucopsis — PURPLE BLUESTEM
- Andropogon glomeratus var. glomeratus — BUSHY BLUESTEM
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.