Genus

Anatherum P.Beauv.

New World bluestems

Anatherum ternarium
Splitbeard bluestem
flowering head close up

The genus Andropogon has been split with species in the New World now considered to be Anatherum spp..

Species of the Anatherum genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:

  Anatherum brachystachyum
Shortspike Bluestem

  Anatherum ternarium
Splitbeard Bluestem

The genus Anatherum is a member of the Poaceae - Grass family.