Beardgrass vs Utah ash

Andropogon chevalieri compared with Fraxinus anomala

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beardgrass	Utah ash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Oleaceae
Genus	Andropogon	Fraxinus
Species	Andropogon chevalieri	Fraxinus anomala

Evolutionary Relationship

Beardgrass and Utah ash share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Beardgrass

LC — Least Concern

Utah ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beardgrass	Utah ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beardgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Guinea.

Utah ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Beardgrass

The Beardgrass (Andropogon chevalieri) is a species in the genus Andropogon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.