Schizachyrium scoparium, commonly known as little bluestem or beard grass, is a species of North American prairie grass native to most of the contiguous United States (except California, Nevada, and Oregon) as well as a small area north of the Canada–US border and northern Mexico.

[clarification needed] Little bluestem grows to become an upright, roundish mound of soft, bluish-green or grayish-green blades in May and June that is about two to three feet high.

littorale, is native to the eastern and southern coastal strip of the United States, as well as the shores of the Great Lakes.

It can be dug up and divided in spring, as many other perennials, for propagation or to reduce the size of an old, big plant.

'Standing Ovation' is a tight, upright form with bluer and thicker blades and sturdier stems.