Details for: NA 87274, Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash, 'Indian Steel'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
Cultivar:
'Indian Steel'
Origin:
–
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
01 Jul 2014
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
Cultivar:
'Indian Steel'
Origin:
–
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
01 Jul 2014
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Indian Steel'
Type: Cultivar name

NA 87274
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative
Full name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Sorghastrum nutans 'Indian Steel'. This was part of the material acquired for the Grass Roots exhibit around 2014; the plants were never accessioned (sources were never provided), but according to B. Evans, most came from two nurseries (Hoffman and New Moon).
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
Genus:
Sorghastrum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Apludinae
Nomen number:

35084
Place of publication:

J. K. Small, Fl. s.e. U.S. 66, 1326. 1903
Verified:
06/12/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andropogon nutans L.

Autonym(s)
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash subsp. nutans

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Andropogon nutans L. var. nutans
Sorghum nutans (L.) A. Gray
Sorghum nutans (L.) A. Gray subsp. nutans

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Andropogon avenaceus Michx.
Andropogon nutans L. var. avenaceus (Michx.) Hack.
Chrysopogon avenaceus (Michx.) Benth.
Sorghastrum avenaceum (Michx.) Nash

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishIndian grass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishwood grass  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishyellow Indian grass  11998. Federal Seed Act and Regulations, Agricultural and Vegetable Kind Lists, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Seed Regulatory and Testing Branch.
Frenchfaux-sorgho penché  2FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Swedishindiangräs  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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