little bluestem

American  

noun

1. a North American forage grass, Schizachyrium scoparium, having wide often bluish blades.

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Etymology

Origin of little bluestem

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

“I see the backlit gray-green leaves of little bluestem on hot summer afternoons, and the backlit coppery leaves of those same grasses through the winter,” he writes.

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2021

Scene-stealing schizachyrium scoparium ‘Blue Heaven’ is a low-clumping little bluestem whose 3-foot stature makes it suitable for front-of-the-border drama, especially in fall when it chameleons from steely gray to shades of fuchsia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2018

Next, he scattered an understory of grasses: little bluestem, big bluestem, splitbeard bluestem, broomsedge bluestem, et cetera.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2018

Converting even 5 percent of land to warm-season grass such as big bluestem, little bluestem or gamma grass will help.

From Washington Times • Mar. 22, 2015

He chose from a salad bar of grasses: western wheatgrass, little bluestem, buffalo grass, green needlegrass.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan