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Grass (Poaceae)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Grass (Poaceae)

Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)
Little Bluestem is a major grass in the tallgrass prairie, growing in very dry to moist areas. It grows to four feet tall, with long (12"), narrow (1/4" leaves. Flowers are on vertical stalks and their long delicate hairs form a feathery cluster. It blooms from midsummer to fall, when stems turn bronze.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Herbarium Sheet #: 28010

<i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> (Little Bluestem)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Grass (Poaceae)

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