Schizachyrium
Schizachyrium is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words σχίζειν, meaning "to split," and ἄχυρον, meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas.
In the United States, members of the genus are commonly known as bluestems.
Species
Species in the genus include:Schizachyrium beckii Killeen - BoliviaSchizachyrium bemarivense A.Camus - MadagascarSchizachyrium brevifolium Nees ex Buse - Serillo dulce - widespread in tropicsSchizachyrium cirratum Wooton & Standl. - USA, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, EcuadorSchizachyrium claudopus Chiov - Tanzania, Zaïre, ZambiaSchizachyrium condensatum Nees - Colombian bluestem - West Indies, Latin America from central Mexico to UruguaySchizachyrium crinizonatum S.T.Blake - AustraliaSchizachyrium cubense Nash - CubaSchizachyrium delavayi Bor - China, HimalayasSchizachyrium delicatum Stapf - tropical AfricaSchizachyrium djalonicum Jacq.-Fél. - Guinea to Sierra LeoneSchizachyrium dolosum S.T.Blake - Northern Territory, QueenslandSchizachyrium exile Pilg. - tropical + southern Africa; Indian Subcontinent, MyanmarSchizachyrium fragile A.Camus - southern China, Vietnam, Java, New Guinea, New Caledonia, MicronesiaSchizachyrium gaumeri Nash - Yucatán Peninsula, ChiapasSchizachyrium gracile Nash - West Indies, Guatemala, Chiapas, FloridaSchizachyrium gracilipes A.Camus - southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, northeastern ArgentinaSchizachyrium gresicola Jacq.-Fél - Ghana, Guinea, Mali, NigeriaSchizachyrium hatschbachii Peichoto - Brazil, northern ArgentinaSchizachyrium impressum A.Camus - Jammu & KashmirSchizachyrium jeffreysii Stapf - Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia, Limpopo, MpumalangaSchizachyrium kwiluense Vanderyst ex Robyns - Zaïre, Congo RepublicSchizachyrium lomaense A.Camus - Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory CoastSchizachyrium lopollense Sales- Angola, Zambia, MozambiqueSchizachyrium maclaudii S.T.Blake - West AfricaSchizachyrium malacostachyum Nash - Mesoamerica, Colombia, West IndiesSchizachyrium maritimum Nash - Gulf bluestem - USA Schizachyrium mexicanum A.Camus - MexicoSchizachyrium mitchellianum B.K.Simon - Western AustraliaSchizachyrium muelleri Nash - VeracruzSchizachyrium mukuluense Vanderyst - ZaïreSchizachyrium multinervosum Nash - CubaSchizachyrium niveum Gould - Pinescrub bluestem - Florida, GeorgiaSchizachyrium nodulosum Stapf - western + central AfricaSchizachyrium occultum S.T.Blake - Northern Territory, QueenslandSchizachyrium pachyarthron C.A.Gardner - AustraliaSchizachyrium parvifolium Borhidi & Catasús - CubaSchizachyrium penicillatum Jacq.-Fél - Burkina Faso, Guinea, Sierra LeoneSchizachyrium perplexum S.T.Blake - Northern Territory, QueenslandSchizachyrium platyphyllum Stapf - Africa, MadagascarSchizachyrium pseudeulalia S.T.Blake - Flores, Maluku, Sulawesi, Philippines, New Guinea, northern Australia, Caroline IsSchizachyrium pulchellum Stapf - tropical AfricaSchizachyrium radicosum Jacq.-Fél - GuineaSchizachyrium reedii Borhidi & Catasús - CubaSchizachyrium rhizomatum Gould - Florida little bluestem - FloridaSchizachyrium ruderale Clayton - western AfricaSchizachyrium rupestre Stapf - tropical Africa, KwaZulu-NatalSchizachyrium salzmannii Nash - Mexico, Honduras, Lesser Antilles, South AmericaSchizachyrium sanguineum Alston - Crimson bluestem - tropical Africa, tropical Asia, New Guinea, Latin America, West Indies, USA Schizachyrium scabriflorum A.Camus - Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina, southern BrazilSchizachyrium schweinfurthii Stapf - tropical AfricaSchizachyrium scintillans Stapf - tropical AfricaSchizachyrium scoparium Nash - Little bluestem - widespread in Canada + USA + MexicoSchizachyrium semitectum Reeder - Mexico, GuatemalaSchizachyrium spicatum Herter - Uruguay, Paraguay, northern Argentina, southern BrazilSchizachyrium stoloniferum Nash - USA Schizachyrium sulcatum S.T.Blake - Colombia, Bolivia, western BrazilSchizachyrium tenerum Nees - Slender bluestem - USA Schizachyrium thollonii Stapf - tropical AfricaSchizachyrium urceolatum Stapf - tropical AfricaSchizachyrium yangambiense Germ. - ZaïreSome species formerly included in Schizachyrum are now considered better suited to other genera: Andropogon, Dichanthium, Rottboellia, Sehima, Sphaerocaryum.