Canada's Plant Hardiness Site

Andropogon gerardii Vitm.

big bluestem, tall bluestem, turkeyfoot

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Data Details

Number unique observations: 5697
Zone range (Canada): 2b - 8a

p 1971-2000

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Hardiness Zones

Canadian Plant Hardiness Zones
Zone	%
0a	0
0b	0
1a	0
1b	0
2a	0
2b	1
3a	1
3b	2
4a	1
4b	1
5a	1
5b	1
6a	1
6b	1
7a	1
7b	1
8a	1
8b	0
9a	0
Outside Canada	87

USDA Zones
Zone	%
1	0
2	0
3	6
4	16
5	18
6	22
7	15
8	16
9	3
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0

Bioclimatic profile

name	mean	S.D.	1%	5%	10%	25%	50%	75%	90%	95%	99%	maximum	minimum
Annual Mean Temperature	10.3	4.29	2.2	4.0	5.6	7.2	9.7	13.0	17.0	18.5	20.4	23.0	-1.3
Max Temperature of Warmest Period	30.04	2.91	24.7	25.8	26.5	28.0	29.5	32.2	34.44	35.2	36.1	38.0	21.4
Min Temperature of Coldest Period	-10.14	6.49	-24.5	-21.8	-18.5	-14.3	-9.9	-6.4	-1.2	1.2	4.1	9.0	-29.1
Annual Precipitation	917.46	264.36	377.96	453.0	528.0	778.0	909.0	1092.0	1263.4	1383.0	1547.08	1745.0	261.0
Precipitation of Warmest Quarter	276.98	53.81	125.0	182.0	197.0	244.0	288.0	316.0	334.0	343.0	384.04	457.0	100.0
Precipitation of Coldest Quarter	162.1	100.15	30.0	38.0	47.0	74.0	151.0	224.0	296.0	361.0	430.0	462.0	22.0