Andropogon virginicus	Andropogon gerardii	Schizachyrium scoparium
habit	habit	habit
inflorescences spatheate, many on branched culm	inflorescences terminal (i.e. 1 per culm)	inflorescences spatheate, many on branched culm, single raceme
spikelet pair, pedicelled much reduced	spikelet pair, pedicelled reduced	spikelet pair, pedicelled fully developed
Photo's A. virginicus: 2. B.M. Williams, 3. Macleay Grass Man CC BY 2.0; A. gerardii: 1&2: Donald Cameron Native Plant Trust, A. geradii 3 & S. scoparium 3: Russ Kleinman, Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences & the Dale A. Zimmerman Herbarium; S. scoparium: 1: © Arieh Tal, Native Plant Trust, 2. © Arthur Haines, Native Plant TrustNovember 2021