Details for: PI 421138, Panicum virgatum L., 'Carthage'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Panicum virgatum L.
Cultivar:
'Carthage'
Origin:
Collected – North Carolina, United States
Received by NPGS:
30 Nov 1977
PI Assigned:
1978
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 421138 02 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Panicum virgatum L.
Cultivar:
'Carthage'
Origin:
Collected – North Carolina, United States
Received by NPGS:
30 Nov 1977
PI Assigned:
1978
Source History
Collected

North Carolina, United States
Locality: Moore County, North Carolina along a highway near the county seat of Carthage. Original site no longer exists due to highway reconstruction. Area forms the boundary between the Piedmont and Coastal Plain physiographic region of North Carolina more specifically referred to as the Sandhills region
Coordinates: 35.3503, -79.4366 (Map it)
Environment description: Dominant soils are deep, sandy Quartzipsamments and Paleudults on rolling hilly slopes where the upper sandy strata are thick. Area was once ancient shoreline and the sands were re-depoisted by the wind. Area is a humid subtropical climate receiving an average of 46-49 inches of annual precipitation distributed evenly throughout the year.
Comment: GPS coordinates have been estimated using passport data. North Carolina via National Plant Materials Center, Beltsville, Maryland.
Donated
30 November 1977.


Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Carthage'
Type: Cultivar name
USDA, NRCS

NJ-50
Type: Institute identifier

SFD-90-B
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
'Carthage' switchgrass is a native, perennial warm-season grass. It grows to a height of 4 to 6 feet and spreads by short rhizomes. It is a bunch-forming ecotype and is generally encountered on uplands. 'Carthage' has a leafy growth habit, exhibits strong seedling vigor, better than average rhizome spread and early spring recovery.
Panicum virgatum L.
Genus:
Panicum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Panicinae
Nomen number:

26657
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:59. 1753
Verified:
05/11/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Panicum virgatum L. var. virgatum

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Panicum virgatum L. var. cubense Griseb.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishBlackwell switch grass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishswitch grass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English (Canada)switch grass Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 45.
Frenchpanic érigé  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchpanic vierge  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)panic raide Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 45.
GermanRutenhirse  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianpanico vergato  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Swedishjungfruhirs  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chineseliu zhi ji  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters8 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421138 02 SD
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters18 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421138 02 SD
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters10 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421138 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant2 - Cauline S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421138 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters40 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421138 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters11.3 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421138 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYFlower LengthLength of flower in centimeters42 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421138 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYFlower WidthWidth of flower in centimeters43 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421138 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem DiameterStem diameter in millimeters3 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421138 02 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower70 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421138 02 SD
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced3 - (1 = Abundant, 9 = Sparse) S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421138 02 SD