bluestem: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	beardgrass • Andropogon • beard grass

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Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)

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bushy beardgrass broom sedge big bluestem sand bluestem Andropogoneae oil grass silvergrass Zea plume grass

Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous