Details for: PI 476998, Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash, 'Pastura'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
Cultivar:
'Pastura'
Origin:
Collected – New Mexico, United States
Received by NPGS:
Feb 1983
PI Assigned:
1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 476998 01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
Cultivar:
'Pastura'
Origin:
Collected – New Mexico, United States
Received by NPGS:
Feb 1983
PI Assigned:
1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
1957.
New Mexico, United States
Locality: Near Rowe and Pecos, New Mexico
Elevation: 2200m.

Donated
February 1983.

Comment: Received through National Plant Materials Center, SCS, Beltsville, MD
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Pastura'
Type: Cultivar name

T 4718
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
Growth uniform, green. Seedling vigor excellent. Seed production high and easier to process than most strains. Resistant to climatic adversities.
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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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters3 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 476998 02 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters8 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 476998 02 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters4 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 476998 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant2 - Cauline S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 476998 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters10 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 476998 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters3.3 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 476998 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem DiameterStem diameter in millimeters1 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 476998 02 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower63 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 476998 02 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced3 - (1 = Abundant, 9 = Sparse) S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 476998 02 SDNot Available