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Sorghastrum nutans  (L.) Nash
Taxonomic Serial No.: 42102

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Sorghastrum avenaceum (Michx.) Nash
  
    Andropogon nutans L.
  
    Trichachne nutans (L.) B.R. Baum
  
    Andropogon albescens E. Fourn.
  
    Andropogon arenaceus Raf.
  
    Andropogon avenaceum Michx.
  
    Andropogon avenaceus Michx.
  
    Andropogon ciliatus Elliott
  
    Andropogon confertus Trin. ex E. Fourn.
  
    Andropogon linnaeanus (Hack.) Scribn. & Kearney
  
    Chalcoelytrum nutans (L.) Lunell
  
    Chrysopogon avenaceus (Michx.) Benth.
  
    Chrysopogon nutans (L.) Benth.
  
    Digitaria nutans (L.) Beetle
  
    Holcus nutans (L.) Kuntze ex Stuck.
  
    Poranthera cilata Raf. ex B.D. Jacks.
  
    Poranthera ciliata (Elliott) Raf. ex B.D. Jacks.
  
    Poranthera nutans Raf. ex B.D. Jacks.
  
    Rhaphis nutans (L.) Roberty
  
    Sorghastrum albescens (E. Fourn.) Beetle
  
    Sorghastrum linnaeanum (Hack.) Nash
  
    Sorghum avenaceum (Michx.) Chapm.
  
    Sorghum nutans (L.) A. Gray
  
    Stipa villosa Walter
  
    Sorghastrum nutans ssp. nutans (L.) Nash
  
    Sorghum nutans ssp. avenaceum (Michx.) Hack.
  
    Sorghum nutans ssp. linnaeanum Hack.
  
    Andropogon nutans var. avenaceus (Michx.) Hack.
  
    Andropogon nutans var. linnaeanus (Hack.) Hack.
  
    Chrysopogon nutans var. avenaceus (Michx.) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
  
    Chrysopogon nutans var. linnaeanus (Hack.) C. Mohr
  
    Holcus nutans var. avenaceus (Michx.) Hack.
  
    Sorghum nutans var. genuinum Hack.
  
    Sorghum nutans subvar. avenaceum (Michx.) Roberty
  
  Common Name(s): yellow indian-grass [English]
  
    Indiangrass
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderPoales   
                            FamilyPoaceae  – grasses, graminées  
                               GenusSorghastrum Nash – Indiangrass  
                                  SpeciesSorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash – yellow indian-grass, Indiangrass  
       

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  Source: CDP, database (version 1999)  
  Acquired: 2003   
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  Reference for: yellow indian-grass[English]   
       
  Source: Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) - 11/2009, database (version 24/11/2009)  
  Acquired: 2009   
  Notes: Maintained by R. J. Soreng et al., at http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG and formerly at http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/nwgc.html   
  Reference for: Sorghastrum nutans   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Sorghastrum nutans   
       
  Source: Poaceae update, database (version Sept. 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Poaceae update for ITIS, in cooperation with NatureServe, and based on the Catalogue of New World Grasses database and other sources   
  Reference for: Sorghastrum nutans   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Sorghastrum nutans   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Sorghastrum nutans   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
    South America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
 

 

    

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