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Details for: PI 659338,
Sorghastrum nutans
(L.) Nash, SONU2
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Sorghastrum nutans
(L.) Nash
Top Name:
SONU2
Origin:
Developed – New York, United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
23 Oct 1995
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
200 count
PI 659338 03 SD
Images
(2
total. Click on image for more.)
Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Sorghastrum nutans
(L.) Nash
Top Name:
SONU2
Origin:
Developed – New York, United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
23 Oct 1995
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Developed
23 October 1995.
New York, United States
Comment:
9046613 was collected in Stueben County, NY, 9046624 was collected in Erie County, PA, and 9046654 was collected in Allegany County, MD.
Developer(s):
USDA, NRCS
Accession Names and Identifiers
SONU2
Type: Unverified name
9051751
Type: Developer identifier
USDA, NRCS
Grif 12497
Type: Site identifier
Group: GRIF
S-9 Research Numbers
Narrative
Grows up to 1.5 m tall. The leaf color varies from green to blue. Early flowering, early to mid August, producing seed at Big Flats, NY.
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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Description:
A synthetic made up of accessions 9046613, 9046624, and 9046654.
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in decimeters
16.4
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 659338 03 SD
GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in decimeters
4
S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006
PI 659338 02 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Height
Total plant height in decimeters
20.4
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 659338 03 SD
GROWTH
Plant Height
Total plant height in decimeters
9
S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006
PI 659338 02 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in decimeters
8
S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006
PI 659338 02 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in decimeters
9
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 659338 03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Foliage Distribution
Distribution of leaves on plant
2 - Cauline
S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006
PI 659338 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Foliage Distribution
Distribution of leaves on plant
2 - Cauline
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 659338 03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length measured in centimeters
40
S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006
PI 659338 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length measured in centimeters
40
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 659338 03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width measured in millimeters
12.9
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 659338 03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width measured in millimeters
14
S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006
PI 659338 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Tillers
Abundance of tillers produced
9 - Sparse
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 659338 03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Flower Length
Length of flower in centimeters
35
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 659338 03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Flower Width
Width of flower in centimeters
12
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 659338 03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Diameter
Stem diameter in millimeters
3
S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006
PI 659338 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Diameter
Stem diameter in millimeters
5
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 659338 03 SD
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Days from March 15 planting to first flower
100
S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006
PI 659338 02 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Foliage Amount
Abundance of foliage produced
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006
PI 659338 02 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Foliage Amount
Abundance of foliage produced
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 659338 03 SD
SUBSET
Image
Image present in GRIN database
Flower - Image of flower
S9.GRASS.IMAGE.2009
Not Available
SUBSET
Image
Image present in GRIN database
Plant - Image of plant
S9.GRASS.IMAGE.2009
Not Available