Andropogon ternarius

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Andropogoninae
Genus: Andropogon
Species: Andropogon ternarius
Name

Andropogon ternarius Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 57 (1803)
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Andropogon argenteus Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 148 (1816), nom. illeg.
Andropogon muehlenbergianus Schult., Mant. 2: 455 (1824).
Andropogon belvisii Desv., Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 171 (1831).
Andropogon argyreus Schult. ex Steud. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 90 (1840).
Andropogon elliottii Chapm., Fl. South. U.S.: 581 (1860), nom. superfl.
Andropogon cabanisii Hack., Flora 68: 133 (1885).
Sorghum argenteum Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 790 (1891), nom. superfl.
Sorghum cabanisii (Hack.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 791 (1891).
Sorghum elliottii Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 791 (1891), nom. superfl.
Andropogon argyreus var. tenuis Vasey, Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 3: 12 (1892).
Andropogon argyreus var. macer Scribn., Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 1: 20 (1895).
Andropogon elliottii var. glaucescens Scribn., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23: 145 (1896).
Andropogon scribnerianus Nash, Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 432 (1900).
Andropogon mississippiensis Scribn. & C.R.Ball, Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 24: 40 (1901).
Andropogon ternarius var. cabanisii (Hack.) Fernald & Griscom, Rhodora 37: 138 (1935).
Andropogon ternarius var. glaucescens (Scribn.) Fernald & Griscom, Rhodora 37: 137 (1935).
Anatherum argyreum (Schult. ex Steud.) Roberty, Boissiera 9: 207 (1960).

References

Michaux, A. (1831) Flora Boreali-Americana 1: 57. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Andropogon ternarius in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Dec. 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Andropogon ternarius. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 13 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Andropogon ternarius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 DEc. 2015.

Vernacular names
English: Splitbeard Bluestem