Schizachyrium condensatum (Poaceae) bush beardgrass, little bluestem

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Bush beardgrass (Schizachyrium condensatum) is a tall grass that grows in dense clumps up to 6 feet tall, and produces large, broom-like tufted seed heads.   (source)

Species description or overview

Bush beardgrass/ little bluestem (Schizachyrium condensatum) information from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council (HISC).
Description, impacts, and images of bush beardgrass are from HISC's high-profile invasive pests site.

Schizachyrium condensatum information from PIER
Information on Schizachyrium condensatum as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Schizachyrium condensatum
Nomenclatural information about Schizachyrium condensatum is provided by ITIS.

Impacts

Schizachyrium condensatum (Poaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Schizachyrium condensatum as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Control methods

Summaries of herbicide trials for pasture, range, and non-cropland weed control -1999 
Herbicide trials compare herbicides and methods of application on a variety of weedy species in Hawaii (University of Hawaii).

Images

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Schizachyrium condensatum
Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (Wagner, W. L., D. R. Herbst, and D. H. Lorence. 2005-. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. http://ravenel.si.edu/botany/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm [accessed Apr 2006])

Schizachyrium condensatum images from PIER
Images of Schizachyrium condensatum provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Distribution

Plants of Hawaii: Schizachyrium condensatum -- MAPS
USDA/ITIS (http://www.itis.usda.gov/)

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000) 
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

Schizachyrium condensatum as a weed in Hawaii 
Information about Schizachyrium condensatum as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Full-text articles

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy   
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide   
Motooka, Philip, Luisa Castro, Duane Nelson, Guy Nagai, and Lincoln Ching. 2003. Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawaii--Manoa), Honolulu. 184 pp. color illus. ISBN: 1-929325-14-2. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Bibliography

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