Details for: Ames 34002, Ceanothus americanus L., JDC/CA/2017/050/804


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Ceanothus americanus L.
Top Name:
JDC/CA/2017/050/804
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
18 Aug 2017
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Life Sex:
Perfect
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed100 countAmes 34002 22ncab01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Ceanothus americanus L.
Top Name:
JDC/CA/2017/050/804
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
18 Aug 2017
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Life Sex:
Perfect
Source History
Collected
18 August 2017.
Story County, Iowa, United States
Locality: Locally known as Harker Prairie located approximately 1.92 miles east, northeast of Cambridge, T82N R23W NE ¼ NE ¼ NW ¼ Sec. 23
Coordinates: 41.9059, -93.4931 (Map it)
Elevation: 291m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: High-quality, small (5 acre) prairie remnant. Soils classified (USDA Soils Web Survey) as Canisteo clay loam and Webster Clay loam ranging from 0-6 percent slopes, mostly east or northeast facing.
Number of plants sampled: 250
Associated species: Helianthus pauciflorus, Helianthus grosseserratus, Monarda fistulosa, Asclepias syriaca, Asclepias sullivantii, Rudbeckia subtomentosa, Coreopsis palmata, Veronicastrum virginicum, Zizia aurea, Echinacea pallida, Desmodium sp., Eryingium yuccifolium, Melilotus officinalis, Bromus inermis, Carex sp., Liatris pycnostachya, Pediomelum argophyllum, Sorghastrum nutans, and Phlox pilosa subsp. fulgida.
Aspect: Northeast; Slope: 0; Soil Texture: Clay Loam

Collector(s):
Donated
18 August 2017.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
JDC/CA/2017/050/804
Type: Collector identifier
Carstens, Jeffrey D. USDA, ARS, NCRPIS

Ames 34002
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Ceanothus americanus was at peak maturity (abundant seed production) at the time of collection with a few seed capsules already dispersed, a few still green, and majority ready to disperse in the next 1-3 days.  Plants measuring approximately 2’ in height. 
Ceanothus americanus L.
Genus:
Ceanothus
Family:
Rhamnaceae
Nomen number:

9642
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:195. 1753
Verified:
08/08/1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Ceanothus americanus L. var. americanus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ceanothus americanus L. var. intermedius (Pursh) Torr. & A. Gray
Ceanothus intermedius Pursh

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishJersey-tea ceanothus  1Beetle, A. A. 1970. Recommended plant names. Univ. Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. J. 31
Englishmountainsweet  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
EnglishNew Jersey-tea  1McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Englishredroot  1McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Englishwild snowball  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Swedishvit säckbuske  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Herbarium specimen
  • Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA, ARS, NCRPIS. 18 Aug 2017. Located at NEB - University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, NE. Identifier: JDC/CA/2017/050/804. Inventory sample: Ames 34002 17ncao01. Voucher collect made in assistance with Lael Neal, Polk County Conservation (CNO 154651).
  • Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA, ARS, NCRPIS. 18 Aug 2017. Located at NA - United States National Arboretum, USDA/ARS. Identifier: JDC/CA/2017/050/804 (NA-0068326). Inventory sample: Ames 34002 17ncao01. Voucher collect made in assistance with Lael Neal, Polk County Conservation (CNO 154651).
  • Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA, ARS, NCRPIS. 18 Aug 2017. Located at ISC - Ada Hayden Herbarium, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. Identifier: JDC/CA/2017/050/804. Inventory sample: Ames 34002 17ncao01. Voucher collect made in assistance with Lael Neal, Polk County Conservation (CNO 154651).
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