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Details for: PI 315742,
Sorghastrum nutans
(L.) Nash, BN 9054 61
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Sorghastrum nutans
(L.) Nash
Top Name:
BN 9054 61
Origin:
Collected – West Virginia, United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
29 Jun 1966
PI Assigned:
1966
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
174
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
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Seed
200 count
PI 315742 02 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Sorghastrum nutans
(L.) Nash
Top Name:
BN 9054 61
Origin:
Collected – West Virginia, United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
29 Jun 1966
PI Assigned:
1966
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
West Virginia, United States
Locality:
Route 119, near Brown Chapel, Monongalia County, WV
Comment:
Seed reproduced at National Plant Materials Center
Donated
29 June 1966.
Donor(s):
USDA, ARS Plant Industry Station
Accession Names and Identifiers
BN 9054 61
Type: Unverified name
Yellow indiangrass
Type: Unverified name
Narrative
Sorghastrum nutans
(L.) Nash
Genus:
Sorghastrum
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Apludinae
Nomen number:
35084
Place of publication:
J. K. Small, Fl. s.e. U.S. 66, 1326. 1903
Verified:
06/12/1992
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andropogon nutans
L.
Autonym(s)
Sorghastrum nutans
(L.) Nash subsp.
nutans
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Andropogon nutans
L. var.
nutans
Sorghum nutans
(L.) A. Gray
Sorghum nutans
(L.) A. Gray subsp.
nutans
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Andropogon avenaceus
Michx.
Andropogon nutans
L. var.
avenaceus
(Michx.) Hack.
Chrysopogon avenaceus
(Michx.) Benth.
Sorghastrum avenaceum
(Michx.) Nash
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
Indian grass
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English
wood grass
1
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
English
yellow Indian grass
1
1998.
Federal Seed Act and Regulations, Agricultural and Vegetable Kind Lists, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Seed Regulatory and Testing Branch.
French
faux-sorgho penché
2
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
Swedish
indiangräs
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in decimeters
9
S9.GRASSES
PI 315742 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Height
Total plant height in decimeters
18
S9.GRASSES
PI 315742 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in decimeters
24
S9.GRASSES
PI 315742 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Foliage Distribution
Distribution of leaves on plant
2 - Cauline
S9.GRASSES
PI 315742 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length measured in centimeters
35
S9.GRASSES
PI 315742 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width measured in millimeters
11
S9.GRASSES
PI 315742 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Size
Stem size by code
9 - Large
S9.GRASSES
PI 315742 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Tillers
Abundance of tillers produced
9 - Sparse
S9.GRASSES
PI 315742 01 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Days from March 15 planting to first flower
131
S9.GRASSES
PI 315742 01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Foliage Amount
Abundance of foliage produced
9 - Sparse
S9.GRASSES
PI 315742 01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Seed Production
Relative seed production
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES
PI 315742 01 SD
Not Available
STRESS
Winter Survival
Resistance to winter damage
1 - Little or no damage
S9.GRASSES
PI 315742 01 SD
Not Available