Scientific details

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Andropogon virginicus

 COMMON NAME(S): Virginia beardgrass, Broom sedge
SYNONYM(S):
FAMILY: POACEAE (GRAMINEAE) - Grass family
ORIGIN: North America
HABITAT: Open ground, thin woods, often with wet soil
RANGE: Southeastern and central United States, California: noxious weed in Hawaii
TYPE: Perennial grass
HEIGHT: 3-5'
CHARACTERISTICS:
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, slender to15" long: deep green, sometimes gray-green
FLOWERS: Small, collected in loose, shaggy heads on tall erect stalks;groups of flowers with 2-3 long stiff hairs standing erect from base
FLOWERING SEASON: Summer
FRUITS: Small, single-seeded: shed with the long hairs attached

ALLERGENIC COMPONENTS: Pollen
ALLERGENIC PRINCIPLES: Pollen allergens
ALLERGENIC PROPERTIES: Respiratory
COMMENTS:

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