Details for: PI 668129, Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash, Little Bluestem


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
Top Name:
Little Bluestem
Origin:
Collected – Ohio, United States
Received by NPGS:
12 Jul 2006
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
Top Name:
Little Bluestem
Origin:
Collected – Ohio, United States
Received by NPGS:
12 Jul 2006
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
November 2005.
Ohio, United States
Locality: Dayton, Montgomery County. I-75 to Stewart Street exit. Go to Nicholas Road and turn south (left) onto Springboro Pike and go to Montgomery County Solid Waste (see Map).
Coordinates: 39.7236, -84.2144 (Map it)
Elevation: 300m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/Lon determined via Map location
Environment description: Well drained. Full sun. West facing very steep slope, on esker, slump prairie. Sandy fox soil. Population size: < 50. Site size: 1 hectacre. Dominant vegetation: Muhlenbergia cuspidata on esker ridge complex overlooking Great Miami River.
Number of plants sampled: 4
Comment: Site needs to be burned to release nutrients.
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Little Bluestem
Type: Local name

Grif 16433
Type: Site identifier
Group: GRIF
S-9 Research Numbers

Narrative
Not very vigorous, sparce flowers. Seeds tiny and very hard to sample what looks like viable seeds.
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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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters7.5 S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 668129 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters11.4 S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 668129 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters6 S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 668129 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant1 - Basal S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 668129 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters14 S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 668129 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters6.1 S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 668129 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced9 - Sparse S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 668129 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFlower LengthLength of flower in centimeters72 S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 668129 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFlower WidthWidth of flower in centimeters6 S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 668129 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem DiameterStem diameter in millimeters3 S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 668129 01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced6 - (1 = Abundant, 9 = Sparse) S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009PI 668129 01 SDNot Available