| Scientific Name: |
Schizachyrium scoparium |
| Other Scientific Names: |
Andropogon scoparius |
| Common Name: |
Little Bluestem |
| Duration of Life: |
Perennial |
| Bloom Color: |
Yellow |
| Soil Moisture: |
Dry, Mesic |
| Sun Requirements: |
Full |
| Plant Origin: |
Native |
| Soil Type prefered: |
Sand, Loam, Clay |
| Drought Tolerance: |
High |
| Flower Conspicuous: |
No |
| Soil Fertility Requirement: |
Low |
| Moisture Use: |
Low |
| Shade Tolerance: |
Intolerant |
| Growing Zone: |
3,4,5,6,7,8,9 |
| Active Growth Period: |
Summer, Fall |
| Anaerobic Tolerance: |
None |
| Calcium Carbonate Tolerance: |
High |
| Bloom Period: |
Summer |
| Commercial Availability: |
Routinely Available |
| Competitivness: |
Intermediate |
| Cold Stratification Required: |
No |
| Best established via: |
Seed, Plant |
| Fall Conspicuous: |
No |
| Frost Free Days, Minimum: |
100 |
| Foliage Color: |
Gray-Green |
| Fruit/Seed Abundance: |
Medium |
| Fruit/Seed Period Begin: |
Summer |
| Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: |
No |
| Fruit/Seed Period End: |
Fall |
| Fruit/Seed Color: |
Brown |
| Fruit/Seed Persistence: |
No |
| Fire Tolerance: |
Medium |
| Foliage Texture: |
Medium |
| Growth Form: |
Bunch |
| Growth Habit: |
Grass |
| Growth Rate: |
Moderate |
| Height, Mature (feet): |
3 |
| Leaf Retention: |
No |
| Low Growing Grass: |
No |
| Life Span: |
Long |
| pH (Maximum): |
8.4 |
| pH (Minimum): |
5 |
| Precipitation (Minimum): |
12 |
| Protein Potential: |
Medium |
| Plant Spacing: |
18 to 24 inches |
| Resprout Ability: |
No |
| Root Depth, Min. (inches): |
14 |
| Salt Tolerance: |
None |
| Shape and Orientation: |
Erect |
| Flowering Months: |
August, September |
| Small Grain: |
No |
| Seeds Per Ounce: |
8,800 |
| Seed per Pound: |
240670 |
| Seed Spread Rate: |
Moderate |
| Seedling Vigor: |
Low |
| Temperature, Minimum (F): |
-38 |
| Toxicity: |
None |
| Vegetative Spread Rate: |
None |
| Found in Old fields: |
Yes |
| Found in Virgin fields: |
No |
| Propagation: |
Seed |
| Palpable: (eatable) |
|
| Uses: |
Fodder |
| Where Found in S.E. MN: |
|
| Pronounciation: |
(ski-za-KRY-ee-um sko-PAIR-ee-um) |
| Category: |
Monocot |
| Division: |
Magnoliophyta |
| Class: |
Liliopsida |
| Order: |
Cyperales |
| Family: |
Poaceae |
| Genus: |
Schizachyrium |
