Common Name: little bluestem, broombeard grassScientific Name: Andropogon scoparius MichxFamily Name: Poaceae (Graminae) - Grass FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cyclenative perennial, reproducing by seed Culmsupright, stiff, form dense clumps Leavesblades flat, green to blueish-green, folded in bud; auricles absent; ligule membranous with minute hairs; sheaths smooth or slightly hairy Seedheadslong, hairy-stalked, solitary, axillary or terminal racemes