Details for: PI 421276, Andropogon gerardi Vitman, 'Kaw'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Andropogon gerardi Vitman
Cultivar:
'Kaw'
Origin:
Donated – Kansas, United States
Received by NPGS:
30 Nov 1977
PI Assigned:
1978
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 421276 01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Andropogon gerardi Vitman
Cultivar:
'Kaw'
Origin:
Donated – Kansas, United States
Received by NPGS:
30 Nov 1977
PI Assigned:
1978
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Donated
30 November 1977.
Kansas, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Kaw'
Type: Cultivar name

Narrative
A blend of superior plants grown from 200 accessions from Flinthills south of Manhattan, Kansas. Released 1975.
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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Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters11 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421276 02 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters23 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421276 02 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters13 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421276 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant3 - Well distributed S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421276 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters50 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421276 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters11.8 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421276 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem DiameterStem diameter in millimeters4 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421276 02 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower100 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421276 02 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421276 02 SDNot Available