{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Speciesbox |image = Andropogon hallii 1.jpg |genus = Andropogon |species = hallii |authority = Hack. |range_map = |range_map_caption = |synonyms_ref = <ref name = grin/><ref>{{PLANTS |taxon=Andropogon halli |id=ANHA | accessdate = 2018-07-13}}</ref> |synonyms = *''Andropogon gerardii'' <small>Vitman</small> var. ''incanescens'' <small>(Hack.) B. Boivin</small> *''Andropogon gerardii'' <small>Vitman</small> var. ''paucipilus'' <small>(Nash) Fernald</small> *''Andropogon gerardii'' <small>Vitman</small> var. ''chrysocomus'' <small>(Nash) Fernald</small> *''Andropogon hallii'' <small>Hack.</small> var. ''incanescens'' <small>Hack.</small> *''Andropogon paucipilus'' <small>Nash</small> }}

'''''Andropogon hallii''''' ('''sand bluestem''', '''sand hill bluestem''', '''Hall's bluestem''', '''Hall's beardgrass''', '''prairie bluestem''', '''turkey-foot''') is a sod-forming perennial species in the grass family, Poaceae. It is a bunchgrass which grows in tufts and can reach {{convert|7|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} in height under favorable conditions.

Sand bluestem is native to North America. It is found growing from the Mississippi River west to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to Chihuahua,<ref name= grin>{{GRIN | accessdate = 2010-04-09 }}</ref> Mexico.<ref name = fact>{{Cite web | last = Broyles | first = Patrick J. | title = Plant Fact Sheet: ''Andropogon hallii'' | work = NCRS Plant Materials Program | publisher = USDA NRCS Kansas Plant Materials Center | date = 24 May 2006 | url = https://plants.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_anha.pdf | access-date = 2010-04-09| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100414030448/http://plants.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_anha.pdf| archive-date= 14 April 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> It prefers sandy soils and will dominate in areas that average less than 30 inches of rain annually.<ref>{{Cite book | last = Van Bruggen | first = Theodore | title = Wildflowers Grasses & Other Plants of the Northern Plains and Black Hills | publisher = Badlands Natural History Association | year = 2003 | location = Interior, South Dakota | pages = 12 | isbn = 0-912410-05-1}}</ref>

Sand bluestem is a high quality forage with good palatability for livestock, but it cannot stand up to continuous heavy grazing. It is also valuable as browse for wildlife and as a source of edible seeds and nesting habitat for upland birds.<ref name= fact/>

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hallii Category:Bunchgrasses of North America Category:Grasses of the United States Category:Grasses of Canada Category:Native grasses of the Great Plains region Category:Flora of Mexico Category:Flora of the United States Category:Flora of the Canadian Prairies Category:Forages Category:Taxa named by Eduard Hackel

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