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Andropogon gerardii Vitman
big bluestem
ANGE

Summary

Duration

Perennial

Growth Habit

Graminoid

U.S. Nativity

Native to U.S.

Federal T/E Status

 

National Wetland Indicator

FACU, FAC

 

Morphology/Physiology

Active Growth Period

Summer

After Harvest Regrowth Rate

Moderate

Bloat

Low

C:N Ratio

Medium

Coppice Potential

No

Fall Conspicuous

No

Fire Resistant

No

Flower Color

Yellow

Flower Conspicuous

No

Foliage Color

Green

Foliage Porosity Summer

Dense

Foliage Porosity Winter

Porous

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fruit/Seed Color

Brown

Fruit/Seed Conspicuous

No

Growth Form

Bunch

Growth Rate

Moderate

Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet)

 

Height, Mature (feet)

6

Known Allelopath

No

Leaf Retention

No

Lifespan

Long

Low Growing Grass

No

Nitrogen Fixation

 

Resprout Ability

No

Shape and Orientation

Erect

Toxicity

None

 

Growth Requirements

Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils

Yes

Adapted to Fine Textured Soils

Yes

Adapted to Medium Textured Soils

Yes

Anaerobic Tolerance

Medium

CaCO3 Tolerance

High

Cold Stratification Required

No

Drought Tolerance

High

Fertility Requirement

Low

Fire Tolerance

High

Frost Free Days, Minimum

155

Hedge Tolerance

None

Moisture Use

Low

pH, Minimum

6

pH, Maximum

7.5

Planting Density per Acre, Minimum

 

Planting Density per Acre, Maximum

 

Precipitation, Minimum

12

Precipitation, Maximum

55

Root Depth, Minimum (inches)

20

Salinity Tolerance

Medium

Shade Tolerance

Intolerant

Temperature, Minimum (°F)

-46

 

Reproduction

Bloom Period

Summer

Commercial Availability

Routinely Available

Fruit/Seed Abundance

Medium

Fruit/Seed Period Begin

Summer

Fruit/Seed Period End

Fall

Fruit/Seed Persistence

No

Propagated by Bare Root

No

Propagated by Bulb

No

Propagated by Container

No

Propagated by Corm

No

Propagated by Cuttings

No

Propagated by Seed

Yes

Propagated by Sod

No

Propagated by Sprigs

No

Propagated by Tubers

No

Seed per Pound

144240

Seed Spread Rate

Slow

Seedling Vigor

Low

Small Grain

No

Vegetative Spread Rate

Slow

 

Suitability/Use

Berry/Nut/Seed Product

No

Christmas Tree Product

No

Fodder Product

Yes

Fuelwood Product

None

Lumber Product

No

Naval Store Product

No

Nursery Stock Product

No

Palatable Browse Animal

Medium

Palatable Graze Animal

High

Palatable Human

No

Post Product

No

Protein Potential

Medium

Pulpwood Product

No

Veneer Product

No

 

Andropogon gerardii Vitman
big bluestem
ANGE
Cultivar: Bison

Summary

Duration

Perennial

Growth Habit

Graminoid

U.S. Nativity

Native to U.S.

Federal T/E Status

 

National Wetland Indicator

FACU, FAC

 

Morphology/Physiology

Active Growth Period

Summer

After Harvest Regrowth Rate

Moderate

Bloat

Low

C:N Ratio

Medium

Coppice Potential

No

Fall Conspicuous

No

Fire Resistant

No

Flower Color

Yellow

Flower Conspicuous

No

Foliage Color

Green

Foliage Porosity Summer

Dense

Foliage Porosity Winter

Porous

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fruit/Seed Color

Brown

Fruit/Seed Conspicuous

No

Growth Form

Bunch

Growth Rate

Moderate

Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet)

 

Height, Mature (feet)

6

Known Allelopath

No

Leaf Retention

No

Lifespan

Long

Low Growing Grass

No

Nitrogen Fixation

 

Resprout Ability

No

Shape and Orientation

Erect

Toxicity

None

 

Growth Requirements

Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils

Yes

Adapted to Fine Textured Soils

Yes

Adapted to Medium Textured Soils

Yes

Anaerobic Tolerance

Medium

CaCO3 Tolerance

High

Cold Stratification Required

No

Drought Tolerance

High

Fertility Requirement

Low

Fire Tolerance

High

Frost Free Days, Minimum

155

Hedge Tolerance

None

Moisture Use

High

pH, Minimum

6

pH, Maximum

7.5

Planting Density per Acre, Minimum

 

Planting Density per Acre, Maximum

 

Precipitation, Minimum

12

Precipitation, Maximum

55

Root Depth, Minimum (inches)

20

Salinity Tolerance

Medium

Shade Tolerance

Intolerant

Temperature, Minimum (°F)

-43

 

Reproduction

Bloom Period

Summer

Commercial Availability

Routinely Available

Fruit/Seed Abundance

Low

Fruit/Seed Period Begin

Summer

Fruit/Seed Period End

Fall

Fruit/Seed Persistence

No

Propagated by Bare Root

No

Propagated by Bulb

No

Propagated by Container

No

Propagated by Corm

No

Propagated by Cuttings

No

Propagated by Seed

Yes

Propagated by Sod

No

Propagated by Sprigs

No

Propagated by Tubers

No

Seed per Pound

144240

Seed Spread Rate

Slow

Seedling Vigor

Low

Small Grain

No

Vegetative Spread Rate

Slow

 

Suitability/Use

Berry/Nut/Seed Product

No

Christmas Tree Product

No

Fodder Product

Yes

Fuelwood Product

None

Lumber Product

No

Naval Store Product

No

Nursery Stock Product

No

Palatable Browse Animal

High

Palatable Graze Animal

High

Palatable Human

No

Post Product

No

Protein Potential

Medium

Pulpwood Product

No

Veneer Product

No

 

Andropogon gerardii Vitman
big bluestem
ANGE
Cultivar: Bonilla

Summary

Duration

Perennial

Growth Habit

Graminoid

U.S. Nativity

Native to U.S.

Federal T/E Status

 

National Wetland Indicator

FACU, FAC

 

Morphology/Physiology

Active Growth Period

Summer

After Harvest Regrowth Rate

Moderate

Bloat

None

C:N Ratio

Medium

Coppice Potential

No

Fall Conspicuous

No

Fire Resistant

No

Flower Color

Yellow

Flower Conspicuous

No

Foliage Color

Green

Foliage Porosity Summer

Dense

Foliage Porosity Winter

Porous

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fruit/Seed Color

Brown

Fruit/Seed Conspicuous

No

Growth Form

Bunch

Growth Rate

Moderate

Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet)

 

Height, Mature (feet)

6.5

Known Allelopath

No

Leaf Retention

No

Lifespan

Long

Low Growing Grass

No

Nitrogen Fixation

 

Resprout Ability

No

Shape and Orientation

Erect

Toxicity

None

 

Growth Requirements

Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils

Yes

Adapted to Fine Textured Soils

Yes

Adapted to Medium Textured Soils

Yes

Anaerobic Tolerance

Medium

CaCO3 Tolerance

High

Cold Stratification Required

No

Drought Tolerance

High

Fertility Requirement

Medium

Fire Tolerance

High

Frost Free Days, Minimum

120

Hedge Tolerance

None

Moisture Use

Medium

pH, Minimum

6.5

pH, Maximum

7.5

Planting Density per Acre, Minimum

 

Planting Density per Acre, Maximum

 

Precipitation, Minimum

12

Precipitation, Maximum

30

Root Depth, Minimum (inches)

20

Salinity Tolerance

Medium

Shade Tolerance

Intolerant

Temperature, Minimum (°F)

-39

 

Reproduction

Bloom Period

Mid Summer

Commercial Availability

Routinely Available

Fruit/Seed Abundance

High

Fruit/Seed Period Begin

Summer

Fruit/Seed Period End

Fall

Fruit/Seed Persistence

No

Propagated by Bare Root

No

Propagated by Bulb

No

Propagated by Container

No

Propagated by Corm

No

Propagated by Cuttings

No

Propagated by Seed

Yes

Propagated by Sod

No

Propagated by Sprigs

No

Propagated by Tubers

No

Seed per Pound

144240

Seed Spread Rate

Slow

Seedling Vigor

Medium

Small Grain

No

Vegetative Spread Rate

Slow

 

Suitability/Use

Berry/Nut/Seed Product

No

Christmas Tree Product

No

Fodder Product

Yes

Fuelwood Product

None

Lumber Product

No

Naval Store Product

No

Nursery Stock Product

No

Palatable Browse Animal

High

Palatable Graze Animal

High

Palatable Human

No

Post Product

No

Protein Potential

Medium

Pulpwood Product

No

Veneer Product

No

 

Andropogon gerardii Vitman
big bluestem
ANGE
Cultivar: Champ

Summary

Duration

Perennial

Growth Habit

Graminoid

U.S. Nativity

Native to U.S.

Federal T/E Status

 

National Wetland Indicator

FACU, FAC

 

Morphology/Physiology

Active Growth Period

Summer

After Harvest Regrowth Rate

Moderate

Bloat

Low

C:N Ratio

Medium

Coppice Potential

No

Fall Conspicuous

No

Fire Resistant

No

Flower Color

Yellow

Flower Conspicuous

No

Foliage Color

Green

Foliage Porosity Summer

Dense

Foliage Porosity Winter

Porous

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fruit/Seed Color

Brown

Fruit/Seed Conspicuous

No

Growth Form

Bunch

Growth Rate

Moderate

Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet)

 

Height, Mature (feet)

6.5

Known Allelopath

No

Leaf Retention

No

Lifespan

Long

Low Growing Grass

No

Nitrogen Fixation

 

Resprout Ability

No

Shape and Orientation

Erect

Toxicity

None

 

Growth Requirements

Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils

No

Adapted to Fine Textured Soils

Yes

Adapted to Medium Textured Soils

Yes

Anaerobic Tolerance

Medium

CaCO3 Tolerance

High

Cold Stratification Required

No

Drought Tolerance

High

Fertility Requirement

Medium

Fire Tolerance

High

Frost Free Days, Minimum

180

Hedge Tolerance

None

Moisture Use

Medium

pH, Minimum

6

pH, Maximum

7.5

Planting Density per Acre, Minimum

 

Planting Density per Acre, Maximum

 

Precipitation, Minimum

12

Precipitation, Maximum