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Details for: W6 61209,
Schizachyrium scoparium
(Michx.) Nash, NM930-539
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Taxonomy:
Schizachyrium scoparium
(Michx.) Nash
Top Name:
NM930-539
Origin:
Collected – New Mexico, United States
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
01 May 2023
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
100 count
W6 61209 2023o SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Schizachyrium scoparium
(Michx.) Nash
Top Name:
NM930-539
Origin:
Collected – New Mexico, United States
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
01 May 2023
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Donated
01 May 2023.
Idaho, United States
Donor(s):
Bureau of Land Management, SOS project
Accession Group(s)
Group name: Seeds of Success (SOS)
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Seeds of success project
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Seeds of Success (SOS)
Accession Names and Identifiers
NM930-539
Type: Collector identifier
Group: SOS
Seeds of Success Project
, Bureau of Land Management, SOS project
W6 61209
Type: Site identifier
Group: W6
Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers
USDA-ARS, Western Regional Plant Introduction Station
Narrative
Tall perennial grass with red-orange stems. Hairy tufts on either side of seed. Have swollen dark red joints on stems.
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
Language
Name
Alternate name
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Citation
English
little bluestem
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English
prairie beard grass
1
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Swedish
präriegräs
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Herbarium specimen
27 Oct 2022. Located at Institute for Applied Ecology. Inventory sample: W6 61209 2023o. Patrick Alexander, BLM.
27 Oct 2022. Located at Smithsonian. Inventory sample: W6 61209 2023o. Patrick Alexander, BLM.
27 Oct 2022. Located at University of New Mexico. Inventory sample: W6 61209 2023o. Patrick Alexander, BLM.
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