SCHIZACHYRIUMSCOPARIUM

Schizachyrium scoparium

Schizachyrium scoparium, commonly known as little bluestem or beard grass, is a North American prairie grass. Little bluestem is a perennial bunchgrass and is prominent in tallgrass prairie, along with big bluestem, indiangrass and switchgrass . It is a warm-season species, meaning it employs the C4 photosynthetic pathway.

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