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Definition of Schizachyrium scoparium

1. Noun. Handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Schizachyrium Scoparium

Literary usage of Schizachyrium scoparium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash. Broom Beard-grass. Fig. 262. ... schizachyrium scoparium Nash, in Small, Fl. SE. US 59. 1903. ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash var. scoparium Little bluestem Herbaceous perennial Old fields, roadsides and open woods. ..."

3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash var. scoparium Little bluestem Herbaceous perennial Old fields, roadsides and open woods. ..."

4. Hayfever and Asthma: Care, Prevention and Treatment by William Scheppegrell (1922)
"... the most common being as follows: bull grass (Tripsacum dactyloides), broom beard-grass (schizachyrium scoparium), forked beard- grass (Andropogon ..."

5. Fire Effects Information System: User's Guide by William C. Fischer, Melanie Miller, Cameron M. Johnston, Jane K. Smith (1998)
"In the Flint Hills of Kansas, for example, bluestem (Andropogon gerardii and schizachyrium scoparium) prairie grazed and burned annually has remained in ..."

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