Slender Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium tenerum Nees

Grass family

Plant Type

Graminoid

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

3.0 feet

Flower Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Drought Tolerance Medium

Flood Tolerance Low

Soil

Soil Types Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 5.8 – 6.8

Frost-Free Days 240 days

Precipitation 34 – 60 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Wind

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas
MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
USA+: Puerto Rico

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.