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Sorghastrum (nutans)

Morris J. Houck, Jr.
USDA NRCS - James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center
3776 Farm Road 1292
Knox City, Texas 79529-2514
(940) 658-3922
(940) 658-3047 (fax)
mhouck@tx.nrcs.usda.gov
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/txpmc
Family Scientific Name: Poaceae
Family Common Name: Grass Family
Scientific Name: Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
Common Name: Yellow indiangrass
Species Code: SONU2
Ecotype: Upper Guy Sandy Area and Buffalo Springs Area.
General Distribution: Reported from all regions in Texas, but most frequent in the tall-grass prairie areas of central and coastal areas. General: South-central Canada and throughout the United States east of the Rocky Mountains to northern Mexico.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Bareroot (field grown)
Time To Grow: 0
Target Specifications: Stock Type: Field production. Height: 5 ft. Caliper: N/A. Root System: scaly rhizomes.
Propagule Collection: Collected in NRCS James E. `Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas by Morris Houck and Tom Taylor on 11/19/1990.
Propagule Processing: Seed Processing: Seed harvested with direct combine. Seed cleaned with shaker air-screen separation, at the NRCS PMC.
Seeds/Kg: 81,818.
Germination: 70%.
Purity: 40%.
Pre-Planting Treatments: N/A.
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:		 Propagation Environment: Field production planting.

Seed Propagation Method: Direct seeding on listed beds, irrigation, cultivation and fertilization.
Establishment Phase: Sowing Date: Late winter and early spring.

% Emergence and Date: 90% emergence within several weeks of irrigation.


Sowing/Planting Technique: Direct seeding with grass drill.

Establishment Phase: N/A.
Active Growth Phase: N/A.
Hardening Phase: N/A.
Harvesting, Storage and Shipping: Harvest Date: Late summer to late fall.

Storage Conditions: Temperature regulated seed storage at 50ยง Fahrenheit/50% Humidity.
Length of Storage: <b>Storage Duration:</b> 7 months.
References: North American Range Plants, 35; The Grasses of Texas, 577; NRCS James E. `Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas, Plant Collection Information, PM-580.

Citation:

Esquivel, Rudy G.. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Bareroot (field grown) Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash plants USDA NRCS - James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center Knox City, Texas. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/01). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.