Details for: PI 642397, Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash, 9084511


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
Top Name:
9084511
Origin:
Collected – Michigan, United States
Received by NPGS:
31 Mar 2004
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
Top Name:
9084511
Origin:
Collected – Michigan, United States
Received by NPGS:
31 Mar 2004
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
1999.
Michigan, United States

Accession Names and Identifiers
9084511
Type: Institute identifier

Southlow Michigan Little bluestem
Type: Donor identifier

NSL 439965
Type: Site identifier

Narrative
Perennial, warm season bunch grass that grows 2-4 feet tall. Dense, fibrous root system and flat, narrow basal stems. Sheaths are purplish at base. Ligules are small and membranous. Leaves are slightly folded and become reddish-brown at maturity. White, tufted seedheads are borne on a raceme. Since undergoing no purposeful selection it should not differ in rate of spread, seed production, vigor or behavior from naturally occurring little bluestem in area. Anticipated uses include providng food/cover for wildlife, increasing species diversity, controlling erosion, and restoring native plant environments.
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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Citations
  • Durling, J. C., J. W. Leif, & D. W. Burgdorf. 2007. Registration of Southlow Michigan Little Bluestem Germplasm. J. Pl. Registr. 1(2):134. DOI: 10.3198/jpr2006.11.0722crg. Number of accessions cited: 1
Pedigree
Description:
Collected from native stands (as designated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division) in the southern half of Michigan's Lower Peninsula in 1999. Seeds were mixed and planted in a single crossing block without further purposeful selection.
Intellectual Property Rights
Journal of Plant Registration. GP-2, BLUESTEM. Issued: 01 Sep 2007.
  • Durling, J. C., J. W. Leif, & D. W. Burgdorf. 2007. Registration of Southlow Michigan Little Bluestem Germplasm. J. Pl. Registr. 1(2):134. DOI: 10.3198/jpr2006.11.0722crg.