Details for: PI 408932, Andropogon gerardi Vitman, 'EARL'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Andropogon gerardi Vitman
Cultivar:
'EARL'
Origin:
Collected – Texas, United States
Received by NPGS:
1976
PI Assigned:
1976
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Andropogon gerardi Vitman
Cultivar:
'EARL'
Origin:
Collected – Texas, United States
Received by NPGS:
1976
PI Assigned:
1976
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
October 1968.
Texas, United States
Locality: Native stand near Weatherford, Parker County.
Elevation: 318m.

Collector(s):
Developed

Texas, United States

Developer(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'EARL'
Type: Cultivar name
Released as Earl March 1996.

Narrative
Moderate forage and good seed production. Consistently displays good seedling vigor, excellent regrowth potential after harvest, and good resistance to disease, insects and cold. Out performed the standard Kaw in forage production, length of grazing period, and seed production. Adapted for use in range seeding, erosion control plantings, wildlife habitat plantings and plantings for water quality improvement. Ability to establish and provide ground cover and forage with as little as 18" precipitation. Adapted to all soil types throughout the expected normal range of big bluestem (USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 7 and 8).
Andropogon gerardi Vitman
Genus:
Andropogon
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Andropogoninae
Nomen number:

3215
Place of publication:

Summa pl. 6:16. 1792
Comment:
the original spelling is permissible under Shenzhen ICN Rec. 60C.2, since the given name Gerard or Gérard, which dates at least to the Early Middle Ages when Latin was the international language of Europe, has a well-established latinized form and is not correctable under Shenzhen ICN Art. 60.8
Verified:
07/11/1997 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
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Autonym(s)
Andropogon gerardi Vitman subsp. gerardi
Andropogon gerardi Vitman var. gerardi

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Andropogon furcatus Muhl. ex Willd.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbig bluestem  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishturkeyfoot  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Frenchbarbon de Gerard  2Campbell, C. S. 1993-. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 25:653. Note: as "Andropogon gerardii"
Spanishpopotillo gigante  2Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
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Description:
Native selection originally collected from a native stand near Weatherford, Texas.