Details for: PI 315656, Andropogon gerardi Vitman, 'Niagara'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Andropogon gerardi Vitman
Cultivar:
'Niagara'
Origin:
Collected – New York, United States
Received by NPGS:
29 Jun 1966
PI Assigned:
1966
Form Received:
Seed
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Seed200 countPI 315656 01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Andropogon gerardi Vitman
Cultivar:
'Niagara'
Origin:
Collected – New York, United States
Received by NPGS:
29 Jun 1966
PI Assigned:
1966
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
1958.
New York, United States
Locality: Blossom road, Elma Township along Buffalo Creek
Comment: Reproduced at National Plant Materials Center
Donated
29 June 1966.


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

Big bluestem
Type: Unverified name

BN 9982 60
Type: Unverified 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
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbig bluestem  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishturkeyfoot  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Frenchbarbon de Gerard  2Campbell, C. S. 1993-. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 25:653. Note: as "Andropogon gerardii"
Spanishpopotillo gigante  2Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters10 S9.GRASSESPI 315656 01 SD
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters7 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 315656 02 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters12 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 315656 02 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters15 S9.GRASSESPI 315656 01 SD
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters15 S9.GRASSESPI 315656 01 SD
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters7 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 315656 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant2 - Cauline S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 315656 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant3 - Well distributed S9.GRASSESPI 315656 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters35 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 315656 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters37 S9.GRASSESPI 315656 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters10.3 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 315656 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters18 S9.GRASSESPI 315656 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code9 - Large S9.GRASSESPI 315656 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 315656 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem DiameterStem diameter in millimeters3 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 315656 02 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower121 S9.GRASSESPI 315656 01 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower83 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 315656 02 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced3 - (1 = Abundant, 9 = Sparse) S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 315656 02 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 315656 01 SD
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 315656 01 SD
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage1 - Little or no damage S9.GRASSESPI 315656 01 SD