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Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)

Little Bluestem

Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) is a keystone native prairie grass of North America. It forms dense, upright clumps of blue-green leaves that turn brilliant shades of copper, orange, and red in fall, with fluffy, silvery-white seed heads.

Taxonomic Details

Family:	Poaceae (poh-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Schizachyrium (ski-za-KRY-ee-um)
Species:	scoparium (sko-PAIR-ee-um)
Synonyms:	Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium, Andropogon scoparius

Grasses and Bamboo: Hosta 'Little Sunspot' – Compact Brilliance for Small Spaces; Hosta 'Little Doll' – Petite Perfection from 2009; Hemerocallis 'Little Grapette' (Daylily); Hemerocallis 'Little Business' (Daylily); Daylily 'Little Wart'; Daylily 'Little Cadet'; Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii); Little Bluestem 'The Blues' (Schizachyrium scoparium): Intense Blue Foliage & Fall Color; Bluestem Pricklypoppy (Argemone albiflora): White-Flowered Native Annual; Little White Soldiers (Drimiopsis maculata)

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