Andropogon virginicus

Translingual

Andropogon virginicus

Etymology

New Latin virginicum (“of Virginia”) was used as the epithet by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.

Proper noun

Andropogon virginicus m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae – broomsedge bluestem, yellowsedge bluestem, a tall grass native to the southeastern United States.

Hypernyms

• (species): Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Panicoideae - subfamily; Andropogoneae - tribe; Andropogoninae - subtribe; Andropogon - genus

Further reading

• Andropogon virginicus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Andropogon virginicus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Andropogon virginicus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Andropogon virginicus at USDA Plants database