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Andropogon virginicus

Andropogon virginicus

Andropogon virginicus

broomsedge

Photograph(s) by*: PLANTS JS, CM NRCS

Characteristics

Height: 1-3'
Flowers: Aug.-Nov.; reddish brown
Fall color: reddish-tan

Conditions *

Light: Full sun
Moisture: Dry Moist Wet
Soil pH: 4.9-7
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy

Habitat

wet meadows, transition areas; poor soils

Native to

Region: Coastal Piedmont Mountain *
States: MD VA WV DE NY PA

Wildlife

Songbird Small mammal *

Notes

wildlife food and cover; tolerates drought; grows in tufts; reddish-tan fall color



 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1322.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004