Taxon: Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash subsp. divergens (Hack.) Gandhi & Smeins

Summary

Genus:

Schizachyrium

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Andropogoneae

Subtribe:

Andropogoninae

Nomen number:

416215

Place of publication:

Harvard Pap. Bot. 8:68. 1996

Verified:

02/07/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash (167 active accession[s])
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash subsp. littorale (Nash) Gandhi & Smeins (10 active accession[s])
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash subsp. neomexicanum (Nash) Gandhi & Smeins (0 active accession[s])
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash subsp. scoparium (5 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Andropogon scoparius Michx. var. divergens Hack.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Andropogon divergens (Hack.) Andersson ex Hitchc.
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash var. divergens (Hack.) Gould

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Schizachyrium scoparium var. divergins (Hack.) Gould
Gandhi, K. N. & F. E. Smeins. 1996. Four new combinations and one neotypification in Schizachyrium (Poaceae). Harvard Pap. Bot. 8:67-68.
Gould, F. W. 1975. The grasses of Texas Note: = Schizachyrium scoparium var. divergens

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	eastern little bluestem		as Schizachyrium scoparium var. divergens	1	Gould, F. W. 1975. The grasses of Texas Note: = Schizachyrium scoparium var. divergens
English	pinehill bluestem		as Schizachyrium scoparium var. divergens	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Schizachyrium scoparium var. divergins (Hack.) Gould

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri	c.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Schizachyrium scoparium var. divergins (Hack.) Gould
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Schizachyrium scoparium var. divergins (Hack.) Gould
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Schizachyrium scoparium var. divergins (Hack.) Gould
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Schizachyrium scoparium var. divergins (Hack.) Gould
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky	w.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Schizachyrium scoparium var. divergins (Hack.) Gould
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Schizachyrium scoparium var. divergins (Hack.) Gould
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Schizachyrium scoparium var. divergins (Hack.) Gould
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Schizachyrium scoparium var. divergins (Hack.) Gould

Native
Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Missouri (c.), Oklahoma]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas, Kentucky (w.), Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]

Reference(s)

FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Schizachyrium scoparium var. divergins (Hack.) Gould

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=416215. Accessed 8 May 2026.