Details for: Ames 29676, Setaria leucopila (Scribn. & Merr.) K. Schum., 'Kika 820'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Setaria leucopila (Scribn. & Merr.) K. Schum.
Cultivar:
'Kika 820'
Origin:
Collected – Texas, United States
Received by NPGS:
04 Nov 2008
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Seed200 countAmes 29676 08ncao51 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Setaria leucopila (Scribn. & Merr.) K. Schum.
Cultivar:
'Kika 820'
Origin:
Collected – Texas, United States
Received by NPGS:
04 Nov 2008
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
1983.
Texas, United States
Locality: Yturria Station, near Raymondville, Willacy County.
Coordinates: 26.5667, -97.7667 (Map it)
Elevation: 12m.
Environment description: Sarita fine sand soil. Average annual precipitation of 34 inches.

Developed
18 May 2006.
Texas, United States

Developer(s):
Donated
04 November 2008.
Texas, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Kika 820'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: NRCS
Natural Resources Conservation Service
USDA-NRCS-NPMC

9038820
Type: Donor identifier
Group: NRCS
NRCS accession number.
Lloyd-Reilley, John USDA, NRCS-NPMC

Ames 29676
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Streambed bristle grass is a native bunch grass with stiffly erect stems. Mature foliage height ranges from 26 to 100 cm (1 to 3 feet) tall and is usually pale or with a whitish or grayish coloring. Stems are in dense clumps, infrequently branched, and rough. Ligule has hairs 2 to 4 mm in length. Leaf blades are flat or folded 8 to 25 cm (3 to 9.8 inches) long, with a prominent midrib, and typically 5 to 8 mm wide, hairless or sparsely pilose. Inflorescence is densely flowered with a cylindrical or columnar panicle that is commonly 3 to 9 cm, although shorter in some plants, and 1 to 2 cm thick. Bristles, by which it gets its common name, are 6 to 7 mm long and are usually solitary below each spikelet. Spikelets are 1.75 to 2 mm long at maturity. Stigmas and anthers appear together with the stigmas purple in color. Paleas are flat or slightly rounded. Chromosome number is 2n=54, 68 or 72. Plants produce seed from May through November. Native species for rangeland planting, erosion control, wildlife habitat, and water quality improvement. It has good germination, while retaining some dormant seed to deal with unpredictable weather conditions. Its bunch growth habit and good seed size make it particularly suitable for upland-bird habitat. Well adapted for use in the southern portions of Texas, coinciding with MLRA 83 (Rio Grande Plain) and MLRA 150 (Gulf Coast Prairies).
Setaria leucopila (Scribn. & Merr.) K. Schum.
Genus:
Setaria
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:

320129
Place of publication:

Just's Bot. Jahresber. 28(1):417. 1902
Comment:
formerly included in S. macrostachya Kunth
Verified:
04/21/1994 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Chaetochloa leucopila Scribn. & Merr.

Invalid Designation(s)
Setaria macrostachya auct. nonn.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishplains bristle grass  1Gould, F. W. 1975. The grasses of Texas
Englishstreambed bristle grass  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: a perennial species
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTThe weight in grams of 100 seeds..16 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERAmes 29676 08ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTThe weight in grams of 100 seeds..16 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERAmes 29676 08ncao51 SD