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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Schizachyrium gracile (Spreng.) Nash
Slender beardgrass

Schizachyrium gracile
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies and South Florida.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

History in the Bahamas: Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for pinelands and scrublands scattered nearly throughout the Archipelago (Grand Bahama, Abaco, Andros, New Providence, Eleuthera, Cat Island, North Caicos).

Comments: Also visit IRC's Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.

Other data on Schizachyrium gracile available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Schizachyrium gracile has been reported for the following habitat in Bahama Archipelago :
Pineland

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Schizachyrium gracile
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Schizachyrium gracile
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Schizachyrium gracile
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley