Details for: PI 478006, Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash, 'TOMAHAWK'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
Cultivar:
'TOMAHAWK'
Origin:
Collected – United States
Received by NPGS:
Mar 1983
PI Assigned:
1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 478006 02 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
Cultivar:
'TOMAHAWK'
Origin:
Collected – United States
Received by NPGS:
Mar 1983
PI Assigned:
1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
September 1961.
United States
Locality: Marshall County, South Dakota

Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'TOMAHAWK'
Type: Cultivar name

T 6216
Type: Donor identifier
Bismark Pl. Mater. Ctr.

Narrative
Collected by J. D. McDermand. Selected for forage production and surface mine reclamation.
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
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishIndian grass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishwood grass  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishyellow Indian grass  11998. Federal Seed Act and Regulations, Agricultural and Vegetable Kind Lists, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Seed Regulatory and Testing Branch.
Frenchfaux-sorgho penché  2FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Swedishindiangräs  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Pedigree
Description:
Composite of ND-343, SD-44, SD-56
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-131, OTHER GRASSES. Issued: 01 Sep 1990.
  • 1990. Tomahawk Indiangrass. Crop Sci. (Madison) 30(5):1157. Note: CV-131

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters3 S9.GRASSESPI 478006 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters10 S9.GRASSESPI 478006 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters5 S9.GRASSESPI 478006 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant2 - Cauline S9.GRASSESPI 478006 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters28 S9.GRASSESPI 478006 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters11 S9.GRASSESPI 478006 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code9 - Large S9.GRASSESPI 478006 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 478006 01 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower130 S9.GRASSESPI 478006 01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 478006 01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 478006 01 SDNot Available
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage2 - (1 = Little or no damage, 9 = Complete winter kill) S9.GRASSESPI 478006 01 SDNot Available