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Andropogon virginicus L. var. decipiens
C. Campbell
Broomsedge bluestem

Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: For an image of an isotype collected in Jonathan Dickinson State Park, visit the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

Other data on Andropogon virginicus var. decipiens available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Andropogon virginicus var. decipiens has been found in the following 21 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Bill Sadowski Park Present Native
Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve Present Native
Coral Reef Park Present Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Present Native
Deering Estate at Cutler Present Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Native
Juno Dunes Natural Area Present Native
Larry and Penny Thompson Park Present Native
Ned Glenn Nature Preserve Assumed to be Present Native
Nixon Smiley Pineland Addition Present Native
Pal-Mar Present Native
Pine Shore Preserve Present Native
Prairie Pines Preserve Present Native
R. Hardy Matheson Preserve Present Native
Rockdale Pineland Present Native
Seminole Wayside Park Present Native
Silver Palm Groves Present Native
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve Present Native
SOCSOUTH Present Native
Yellow Fever Creek Preserve Present Native

Andropogon virginicus var. decipiens has been found in the following 8 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Charlotte County Native
Collier County Native
Glades County Native
Lee County Native
Martin County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Palm Beach County Native

Andropogon virginicus var. decipiens has been found in the following 5 habitats :
Depression Marsh
Disturbed Upland
Mesic Flatwoods
Pine Rockland
Wet Flatwoods