Details for: PI 591813, Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash, Badlands Ecotype


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
Top Name:
Badlands Ecotype
Origin:
Collected – United States
Received by NPGS:
20 Oct 1995
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
Top Name:
Badlands Ecotype
Origin:
Collected – United States
Received by NPGS:
20 Oct 1995
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
September 1979.
United States
Locality: Southwestern North Dakota and western and central South Dakota. Broad array of different range sites, including the "badlands" regions of both states.

Donated

North Dakota, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Badlands Ecotype
Type: Donor identifier

Narrative
Plants comparable in phenology and rated above the average for vigor, leafiness, seed production, and disease resistance. The goal in plant selection was not to specifically select a few outstanding plants, but to instead select a diverse group of representative little bluestem ecotypes that would have a broad genetic base to facilitate adaptation to the harsh sites typical to this species. This extensive genetic variation is desirable when establishing native plantings and range seedings where species longevity and adaptation to the climatic extremes of the Northern Great Plains is an essential conservation goal.
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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Description:
Composite of 68 accessions.

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters2 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006 Not Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters4 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006 Not Available
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters4 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant1 - Basal S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters14 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters4.2 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYStem DiameterStem diameter in millimeters2 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006 Not Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower63 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006 Not Available
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced7 - (1 = Abundant, 9 = Sparse) S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006 Not Available