Details for: Ames 35735, Ceanothus americanus L., Steele Prairie State Preserve


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Ceanothus americanus L.
Top Name:
Steele Prairie State Preserve
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
24 Aug 2021
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Life Sex:
Perfect
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Ceanothus americanus L.
Top Name:
Steele Prairie State Preserve
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
24 Aug 2021
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Life Sex:
Perfect
Source History
Collected
24 August 2021.
Cherokee County, Iowa, United States
Locality: Steele Prairie State Preserve located approximately 8.75 miles north, northwest of Cherokee, T93N R40W NW1/4 Sec. 16 and also NW1/4 SW1/4 Sec. 15.
Coordinates: 42.8798, -95.5795 (Map it)
Elevation: 434m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Remnant sand prairie.
Number of plants sampled: 1000
Associated species: Helianthus pauciflorus, Asclepias syriaca, Phlox pilosa subsp. fulgida, Artemesia ludoviciana, Amorpha canescens, Sporobolus heterolepis, Andropogon gerardii, Solidago canadensis, Solidago rigida, Solidago nemoralis, Drymocallis arguta, Symphyotricum laeve, Liatris aspera, Cirsium sp., Bromus inermis, Coreopsis palmata, Desmodium sp., and Rosa sp.
Comment: Population was localized on higher elevation portions of the prairie. Coordinates provided refer to the western section.
Collector(s):
Donated
24 August 2021.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Steele Prairie State Preserve
Type: Local name

JDC/CA/2020/026/947
Type: Collector identifier
Carstens, Jeffrey D. USDA, ARS, NCRPIS

Ames 35735
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Ceanothus americanus is abundant throughout the upland areas of Steele Prairie State Preserve. Plants sampled in nature were approximately 0.5 meters in height. At the time of sampling, variation was observed for plant growth habit, inflorescence size, and fruit maturity. Peak seed ripening in 2021 occurred on approximately 24 August.
Ceanothus americanus L.
Genus:
Ceanothus
Family:
Rhamnaceae
Nomen number:

9642
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:195. 1753
Verified:
08/08/1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Ceanothus americanus L. var. americanus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ceanothus americanus L. var. intermedius (Pursh) Torr. & A. Gray
Ceanothus intermedius Pursh

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishJersey-tea ceanothus  1Beetle, A. A. 1970. Recommended plant names. Univ. Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. J. 31
Englishmountainsweet  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
EnglishNew Jersey-tea  1McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Englishredroot  1McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Englishwild snowball  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Swedishvit säckbuske  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Herbarium specimen
  • Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA, ARS, NCRPIS. 02 Oct 2020. Located at ISC - Ada Hayden Herbarium, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. Identifier: JDC/CA/2020/026/947. Inventory sample: Ames 35735 21ncao01. Voucher for accession taken at collection site in nature. Voucher collection assisted by Andrew Sherwood.
  • Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA, ARS, NCRPIS. 02 Oct 2020. Located at NA - United States National Arboretum, USDA/ARS. Identifier: JDC/CA/2020/026/947. Inventory sample: Ames 35735 21ncao01. Voucher for accession taken at collection site in nature. Voucher collection assisted by Andrew Sherwood.
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