Definition
A type of tall grass (genus Andropogon) native to North American prairies, named for the blue or purple color of its stem, commonly used for forage and prairie restoration.
Etymology
Compound of 'blue' + 'stem,' literally describing the blue-purple coloration of the grass stems; native name from direct observation by European settlers encountering these prairie plants.
Kelly Says
Bluestem grasses are now heroes of ecological restoration—these were the grasses that made the Great Plains, and they're being replanted to revive degraded prairie ecosystems, making them a link between the vanished world of buffalo and modern environmental conservation.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ብሉ አንኮላሎች
blu ankolaloch
BNবাংলা
নীল তন্তু
neel tondu
CACatalà
tiges blaves
TEE-jeh BLOH-vahs
CSČeština
modré stonky
MOH-dreh STOH-nkee
DADansk
blå stængler
BLOH steng-ler
DEDeutsch
Blaustengel
BLOH-stehng-gehl
ELΕλληνικά
γαλάζιες μίσχοι
gah-LAH-zee mees-khee
ESEspañol
tallos azules
TAH-yohs ah-SOO-lehs
FAفارسی
ساقه های آبی
sah-geh haye abi
FISuomi
siniset varret
SEE-nee-seh vahr-reh-t
FRFrançais
tiges bleues
TEE-jeh BLOH
HAHA
hatsi blu
hah-tsee BLOO
HEעברית
גבעולים כחולים
gavaolim kaholim
HIहिन्दी
नीला तना
neela tana
HUMagyar
kék szárak
KAYK sah-rak
IDBahasa Indonesia
batang biru
bah-tahng bee-roo
IGIG
ogwe osisi blu
oh-gweh oh-SEE-see BLOO
ITItaliano
fusti blu
FOO-stee BLOO
KKKK
көк сабақтар
kohk sabaktar
KMKM
ស្លឹកពណ៌ខៀវ
sluhk ponh kheav
KO한국어
파란 줄기
pah-ran jool-gee
MSBahasa Melayu
batang biru
bah-tahng bee-roo
MYမြန်မာ
အပြာရောင် တင်းတင်း
ah-pyah-yawng tin tin
NLNederlands
blauwe stengels
BLOH-vah STEHNG-ehls
NONorsk
blå stengler
BLOH steng-ler
PLPolski
łodygi niebieskie
WOH-dee-ghee NYEH-blyeh-skee-eh
PTPortuguês
hastes azuis
HAH-stehs ah-ZOO-is
RORomână
tulpini albastre
TOOL-pee-nee ahl-bah-streh
RUРусский
синие стебли
SEE-nee-yeh STEH-blee
SVSvenska
blå stjälkar
BLOH styal-kahr
SWKiswahili
nyembamba za bluu
nyehm-bahm-bah zah BLOO
TAதமிழ்
நீல நார்கள்
neela naarkal
TEతెలుగు
నీలి కాండములు
neeli kaandamu
THไทย
ลำต้นสีฟ้า
lam ton see fah
TLTL
mga tangkay na bughaw
mga tahng-kay nah boo-gow
TRTürkçe
mavi saplar
mah-VEE sah-plahr
UKУкраїнська
сині стебла
SEE-nee STEH-blah
URاردو
نیلا تنے
neela tanay
VITiếng Việt
thân xanh
than sinh
YOYO
igi osi blu
ee-gee oh-SEE BLOO
ZUZU
amathongo amablu
ah-mah-THOH-ngoh ah-mah-BLOO