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Details for: PI 601478,
Andropogon gerardi
Vitman, 'NIAGARA'
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Taxonomy:
Andropogon gerardi
Vitman
Cultivar:
'NIAGARA'
Origin:
Developed – United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
1987
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
200 count
PI 601478 01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Andropogon gerardi
Vitman
Cultivar:
'NIAGARA'
Origin:
Developed – United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
1987
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Developed
United States
Developer(s):
Research Corporation Technologies, Inc.
Donated
1987.
United States
Donor(s):
Research Corporation Technologies, Inc.
Accession Names and Identifiers
'NIAGARA'
Type: Cultivar name
Narrative
Andropogon gerardi
Vitman
Genus:
Andropogon
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Andropogoninae
Nomen number:
3215
Place of publication:
Summa pl. 6:16. 1792
Comment:
the original spelling is permissible under Shenzhen ICN Rec. 60C.2, since the given name Gerard or Gérard, which dates at least to the Early Middle Ages when Latin was the international language of Europe, has a well-established latinized form and is not correctable under
Shenzhen ICN
Art. 60.8
Verified:
07/11/1997
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Andropogon gerardi
Vitman subsp.
gerardi
Andropogon gerardi
Vitman var.
gerardi
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Andropogon furcatus
Muhl. ex Willd.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
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Citation
English
big bluestem
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English
turkeyfoot
1
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
French
barbon de Gerard
2
Campbell, C. S.
1993-. In: FNA Editorial Committee,
Flora of North America.
25:653.
Note:
as "
Andropogon gerardii
"
Spanish
popotillo gigante
2
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
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U.S. Plant Variety Protection
PVP
8800020
Variety: Niagara
Taxonomy:
Andropogon gerardi
Vitman
Experimental name/synonym: RCTI 3.2-200
Crop: BLUESTEM, BIG
Applicant: Research Corporation Technologies, Inc. and USDA-ARS
Date filed: 11/17/1987
Date issued: 01/31/1989
Status: Certificate Expired
Status date: 01/31/2007
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