Minnesota Seasons - big bluestem


big bluestem
Andropogon gerardii

Family	Poaceae (Grass)
Nativity	Native
Status
Habitat	Dry to moderate moisture. Prairies. Full sun.
Flowering	August to October
Height	5′ to 8′

Identification

Similar Species

Range	Throughout

Sightings	Afton State Park Blue Mounds State Park Bonanza Prairie SNA Chippewa Prairie Clinton Prairie SNA Crow-Hassan Park Reserve Des Moines River Prairie SNA Elm Creek Park Reserve Felton Prairie SNA Shrike Unit Grey Cloud Dunes SNA Hythecker Prairie SNA Kasota Prairie SNA Kellogg-Weaver Dunes SNA Joseph A. Tauer Prairie SNA Lake Bemidji State Park Lake Bronson State Park Lost Valley Prairie SNA Louisville Swamp	Mound Spring Prairie SNA Oronoco Prairie SNA Ottawa Bluffs Ottertail Prairie SNA Pankratz Memorial Prairie North Unit Pembina Trail Preserve SNA Pembina Trail Unit Regal Meadow Rice Lake Savanna SNA River Bend Nature Center River Terrace Prairie SNA Rock Ridge Prairie SNA Roscoe Prairie SNA Schaefer Prairie Shooting Star Prairie SNA Staffanson Prairie Strandness Prairie Two Rivers Aspen Prairie Parkland SNA Wahpeton Prairie Western Prairie SNA Yellow Bank Hills SNA

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Synonyms	Andropogon chrysocomus Andropogon furcatus Andropogon gerardii var. chrysocomus Andropogon provincialis


Common Names	big bluestem bluejoint bluejoint beardgrass turkeyfoot