| Andropogon gerardi
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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| Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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Angiosperms
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Monocots
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| Clade:
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Commelinids
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| Order:
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Poales
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Poaceae
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| Subfamily:
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Panicoideae
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| Genus:
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Andropogon
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| Species:
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A. gerardi
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| Binomial name
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Andropogon gerardi
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| Synonyms
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- Andropogon chrysocomus Nash
- Andropogon furcatus Muhl. ex Willd.
- Andropogon gerardi nothosubsp. chrysocomus (Nash) Wipff
- Andropogon gerardi var. chrysocomus (Nash) Fernald
- Andropogon hallii var. grandiflorus Scribn.
- Andropogon hondurensis (R.W.Pohl) Wipff
- Andropogon provincialis Lam.
- Andropogon provincialis var. chrysocomus (Nash) Fernald & Griscom
- Andropogon provincialis subvar. furcatus (Muhl. ex Willd.) Hack.
- Andropogon provincialis subvar. lindheimeri Hack.
- Andropogon provincialis subvar. pycnanthus Hack.
- Andropogon provincialis var. tennesseensis Scribn.
- Andropogon tennesseensis (Scribn.) Scribn.
- Leptopogon furcatus (Muhl. ex Willd.) Roberty
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Andropogon gerardi, commonly known as big bluestem, is a species of tall grass native to much of the Great Plains and grassland regions of central and eastern North America. It is also known as tall bluestem, bluejoint, and turkeyfoot.