Andropogon ternarius

Translingual thumb|Andropogon ternarius seed head Etymology The specific epithet la ternarius ternarium arranged in threes was used by André Michaux in 1803, probably a reference to the ears (“plerisque tristachyis”) or flower stamens (“floribus triandris”) of the plant.la André Michaux Flora boreali-americana, sistens caracteres plantarum quas in America septentrionali collegit et detexit Andreas Michaux https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/404818 1803 1 57 https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.5088 Proper noun Andropogon ternarius la 1 m species family Poaceae paintbrush bluestem, a tall grass native to the southeastern US, north to New Jersey, west to Texas Hypernyms species Poales order - order; Poaceae family - family; Panicoideae subfamily - subfamily; Andropogoneae tribe - tribe; Andropogoninae subtribe - subtribe; Andropogon genus - genus References Further reading 1 1 1 ANTE2 40455 9782927 1114200 179040 Andropogon+ternarius 1 mul Andropogoneae tribe grasses