Native plant · POACEAE
Schizachyrium sericatum
SILKY BLUESTEM; Wire Bluestem
Also known as: Schizachyrium gracile
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Schizachyrium sericatum. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Schizachyrium sericatum
- Family
- POACEAE
- Genus
- Schizachyrium
- Order
- POALES
- Classification
- Monocots
- Recorded status
- Native; Endemic; Endangered-State; FAC (DEP)
- Recorded synonyms
- Schizachyrium gracile
- Florida range
- Florida Keys
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Monroe
Where documented in Florida
Monroe
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Schizachyrium
- Schizachyrium gracile — WIRE BLUESTEM
- Schizachyrium littorale — SHORE BLUESTEM; DUNE BLUESTEM; Seaside Bluestem
- Schizachyrium maritimum — GULF BLUESTEM
- Schizachyrium niveum — PINESCRUB BLUESTEM
- Schizachyrium rhizomatum — SOUTH FLORIDA LITTLE BLUESTEM; Florida Little Bluestem
- Schizachyrium sanguineum — CRIMSON BLUESTEM
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.