Details for: PI 648371, Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash, 'BLAZE'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
Cultivar:
'BLAZE'
Origin:
Developed – Nebraska, United States
Received by NPGS:
1967
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
Cultivar:
'BLAZE'
Origin:
Developed – Nebraska, United States
Received by NPGS:
1967
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Developed

Nebraska, United States

Developer(s):
Donated
1967.
Nebraska, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'BLAZE'
Type: Cultivar name

NSL 54087
Type: Site identifier

REG NO 3
Type: Other or unclassified name
NSSL

Narrative
Leafy, late-maturing variety. Height 76 cm with spread of 38 cm. Leaves bright to dull green, turning deep red at maturity. Produced better stands and more productive than other selected strains and native ecotypes. Recommended for conservation plantings and pasture mixtures of warm-season grasses in central and eastern Nebraska.
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
Genus:
Schizachyrium
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Andropogoninae
Nomen number:

70698
Place of publication:

J. K. Small, Fl. s.e. U.S. 59, 1326. 1903
Verified:
02/08/2000 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash subsp. divergens (Hack.) Gandhi & Smeins (0 active accession[s])
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash subsp. littorale (Nash) Gandhi & Smeins (10 active accession[s])
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash subsp. neomexicanum (Nash) Gandhi & Smeins (0 active accession[s])
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash subsp. scoparium (5 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishlittle bluestem  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishprairie beard grass  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Swedishpräriegräs  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Pedigree
Description:
Developed by hybridization of 15 clones derived from the 1953 Domestic Collections from native prairie in Nebraska and Kansas.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-3, BLUESTEM. Issued: 01 Jul 1968.
  • Newell, L. C. 1968. Crop Sci. (Madison) 8(4):515. Note: CV-3

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters4 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 648371 02 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters10 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 648371 02 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters6 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 648371 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant2 - Cauline S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 648371 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters21 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 648371 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters4.7 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 648371 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem DiameterStem diameter in millimeters1 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 648371 02 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower70 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 648371 02 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced3 - (1 = Abundant, 9 = Sparse) S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 648371 02 SDNot Available