Details for: PI 476999, Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash, Llano


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
Top Name:
Llano
Origin:
Collected – United States
Received by NPGS:
Feb 1983
PI Assigned:
1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 476999 01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
Top Name:
Llano
Origin:
Collected – United States
Received by NPGS:
Feb 1983
PI Assigned:
1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
1956.
United States
Locality: Sandy plains, near Hudson and Portales in eastern New Mexico
Elevation: 1200m.

Donated
February 1983.

Comment: Received through National Plant Materials Center, SCS, Beltsville, MD
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Llano
Type: Unverified name

T 4719
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
Released in 1963. Adapted to southwestern Great Plains with low, erratic rainfall. Produces good yields of high quality seed.
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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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters7 S9.GRASSESPI 476999 or SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters18 S9.GRASSESPI 476999 or SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters5 S9.GRASSESPI 476999 or SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant1 - Basal S9.GRASSESPI 476999 or SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters42 S9.GRASSESPI 476999 or SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters17 S9.GRASSESPI 476999 or SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 476999 or SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 476999 or SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower130 S9.GRASSESPI 476999 or SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced9 - Sparse S9.GRASSESPI 476999 or SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 476999 or SDNot Available
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage1 - Little or no damage S9.GRASSESPI 476999 or SDNot Available