Details for: PI 421552, Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash, 'Cimarron'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
Cultivar:
'Cimarron'
Origin:
Developed – Kansas, United States
Received by NPGS:
25 Sep 1979
PI Assigned:
1978
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
Cultivar:
'Cimarron'
Origin:
Developed – Kansas, United States
Received by NPGS:
25 Sep 1979
PI Assigned:
1978
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Developed

Kansas, United States

Developer(s):
Donated

Kansas, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Cimarron'
Type: Cultivar name

CV-5
Type: Other or unclassified name

FND 8RL5223
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
Intermediate in maturity between Blaze and Pastura. Exhibits variability. Higher in dry matter yield than Blaze and Pastura. Foliage color blue to blue-green. Well adapted to western Kansas, southwestern Nebraska, southeastern Colorado and the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles. Used for erosion control and forage production.
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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Pedigree
Description:
Composite of 45 collections selected for leafiness, disease resistence and seed head production from the Cimarron River watershed area (Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas).
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-5, BLUESTEM. Issued: 01 Mar 1980.
  • Dickerson, J. A., F. L. Barnett, & J. W. Walstrom. 1980. Crop Sci. (Madison) 20(2):285. Note: CV-5

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters6 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421552 02 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters13 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421552 02 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters6 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421552 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant2 - Cauline S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421552 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters30 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421552 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters4.9 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421552 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem DiameterStem diameter in millimeters1 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421552 02 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower83 S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421552 02 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced3 - (1 = Abundant, 9 = Sparse) S9.GRASSES.EXPERIMENT.2006PI 421552 02 SDNot Available