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Bluestems
Every rated Andropogon record is keep-away — 2 of 6 records; none is rated fire-resistant. These counts describe the cited records — 6 records carrying 37 evidence rows from 6 cited sources; they do not make one verdict for the genus.
Keep away
2 species
Awaiting evidence
4 species
- Andropogon virginicus Awaiting evidence Andropogon virginicus
- Andropogon bicornis Awaiting evidence Andropogon bicornis
- Andropogon lateralis Awaiting evidence Andropogon lateralis
- Andropogon trichozygus Awaiting evidence Andropogon trichozygus
About bluestems
Corpus context. Andropogon is the directory's #112 largest of 550 genus groups: 6 records carrying 37 evidence rows from 6 cited sources, recorded as grass , hardy across USDA zones 4–5. Those are corpus facts, not a whole-genus flammability claim.
More about Andropogon: Wikipedia — external references; not evidence sources.
The answer for bluestems is no. Here is what to plant instead.
Alternatives matched by form and place, each carrying its own evidence.