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Big Bluestem

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                                             Big Bluestem                                                   

Andropogon gerardii (Big bluestem)

 http://www.northcreeknurseries.com/plantName/Andropogon-gerardii-

 

 

 

Common Name- Big Bluestem

Other Names- Turkey Foot, Tall Bluestem, Bluejount Beardgrass, Poptillo Gigante

Scientific (Latin) Name- Andropogon Geradii

Plant Family- Poaceae

 

 

 

Seed

   

 

http://www.prairiemoon.com/Andropogon-gerardii-Big-Bluestem.html

-less than a fourth of an inch long

-growth starts in late spring and goes through fall

                               

Seedling
 


Big Bluestem Seedling 

http://grownative.org/native-plant-info/seedling-identification/big-bluestem/

                                               

 

 -about one inch tall

 

Juvenile

 

   

                                                                     http://grownative.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bbstem_juv.jpg                                                                           

 

http://grownative.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bbstem_juv.jpg

-it is four inches tall     

                                             

 

Flowering Plant 

                    Big bluestem flowering (Andropogon gerardii)

 

http://prairiepartner.org/photo/big-bluestem-flowering-1?context=album&albumId=3224450%3AAlbum%3A4720

bloom period:

-late summer to fall is the flowering Big Bluestem stage

-the stem turns blueish purple to red in the bloom period

-the leaves turn reddish with yellow flowers in the fall

 

 

Roots

-10- 12 feet long

 


http://www.prairiemoon.com/Andropogon-gerardii-Big-Bluestem.html

 

  

Threatshttp://www.hardytropicals.org/blog/entry/army_worms_are_you_aware_of_them

 

-army worms in the dry season

-they can live through extreme temperatures

-air pollution

-deer

-drought

-erosion

-cattle 

Leaf


Picture of Big Bluestem Leaf Hair

http://www.aragriculture.org/forage_pasture/plant_id/grasses/pages/big_bluestem_leaf_hair.htm

-The Big Bluestem has a small, membranous ligule. Hairs are common along the leaf sheath and blade.

 

 

Interesting FACTS

 

 

 

 

this type of grass was an important food for the American bison, because it was the biggest type of grass there was

 

-the big bluestem can still get quite aggresive when it's established in a favorable, undisturbed location but over grazing and land distruction have reduced it to mere patches of its former range

Characteristics

-root type is fiberous

-it need sun, part shade

 -water use is low, medium,

 -soil is moist

 -it is a warm season grass

 

habitat:

-occurs in dry soils, prairies, open ground and open woods,prefers sandy well-drained soils, can not grow in the shade,requires dry or moist soil.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYSqYCj2CTA

 

 

bibliography:

 

wildflowers of the tallgrass prairie pg.249

tallgrass prairie wild flowers pg. 236

Iowas living roadway/ seedling id guide for native prairie plants, wikipidia , Jewels of the Prairie poster Prairie roots, epa.gov, Prairiemoon.gov.com.,frontiersin.org, aragriculture.org, grownative.org, wildflower.org, missouri.edu, butler.edu, fs.fed.us, plants.usda.gov.,sos.mo.gov, naturehills.com., npwrc.usgs.gov, bleplanetbliomes.org.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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New Hampton Prairie Wiki!

 

 

The Plant Guide Pages are currently under construction by the current 5th Grade Class

 

 

 

 

(Disclaimer-The information in the Prairie Plant Guide was collected and composed by the 5th graders, we apologize for any inaccuracies.)

 

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