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Sorghastrum nutans

ClassificationFlowering Plants
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusSorghastrum
SpeciesSorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
Common NameIndian grass
Growth HabitGrass
DurationPerennial
Plant Notes**
C value 4
StatusNative, FACU+ (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Not applicable or data not available.

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Andropogon arenaceus Andropogon arenaceus Raf.  
Andropogon avenaceum Andropogon avenaceum Michx.  
Andropogon ciliatus Andropogon ciliatus Elliott  
Andropogon confertus Andropogon confertus Trin. ex E. Fourn.  
Andropogon linnaeanus Andropogon linnaeanus (Hack.) Scribn. & Kearney  
Andropogon nutans Andropogon nutans L.  
Andropogon nutans var. avenaceus Andropogon nutans var. avenaceus (Michx.) Hack.  
Andropogon nutans var. linnaeanus Andropogon nutans var. linnaeanus (Hack.) Hack.  
Chrysopogon avenaceus Chrysopogon avenaceus (Michx.) Benth.  
Chrysopogon nutans Chrysopogon nutans  
Chrysopogon nutans var. avenaceus Chrysopogon nutans var. avenaceus (Michx.) Trel. ex Branner & Coville  
Chrysopogon nutans var. linnaeanus Chrysopogon nutans var. linnaeanus (Hack.) C. Mohr  
Digitaria nutans Digitaria nutans (L.) Beetle  
Holcus nutans Holcus nutans (L.) Kuntze ex Stuck.  
Holcus nutans var. avenaceus Holcus nutans var. avenaceus (Michx.) Hack.  
Poranthera cilata Poranthera cilata Raf. ex B.D. Jacks.  
Poranthera ciliata Poranthera ciliata (Elliott) Raf. ex B.D. Jacks.  
Poranthera nutans Poranthera nutans Raf. ex B.D. Jacks.  
Rhaphis nutans Rhaphis nutans (L.) Roberty  
Sorghastrum avenaceum Sorghastrum avenaceum (Michx.) Nash  
Sorghastrum linnaeanum Sorghastrum linnaeanum (Hack.) Nash  
Sorghastrum nutans subsp. nutans Sorghastrum nutans subsp. nutans (L.) Nash  
Sorghum avenaceum Sorghum avenaceum (Michx.) Chapm.  
Sorghum nutans Sorghum nutans  
Sorghum nutans subsp. avenaceum Sorghum nutans subsp. avenaceum (Michx.) Hack.  
Sorghum nutans subsp. linnaeanum Sorghum nutans subsp. linnaeanum Hack.  
Sorghum nutans var. genuinum Sorghum nutans var. genuinum Hack.  
Stipa stricta Stipa stricta  
Stipa villosa Stipa villosa Walter  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on an accession number to view full details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Benton, Carroll, Cass, Daviess, Delaware, Elkhart, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Harrison, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Huntington, Jasper, Knox, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Lake, LaPorte, Lawrence, Madison, Montgomery, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, Randolph, Starke, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Tipton, White

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BUT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1931 - 1990

Accession No. (click for full details) County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
61062 Cass 16 Aug 1941 Charles M. Ek
 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
63197 Elkhart 31 Aug 1942 Charles M. Ek
 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
53136 White 21 Sep 1940 Charles M. Ek
 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
46773 Howard 17 Sep 1935 Chas. W. Ek
 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
46758 Howard 11 Oct 1936 Chas. W. Ek
 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
100534 Madison 09 Sep 1956 Helen Starcs
1514		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
43781 Benton 20 Aug 1938 J. E. Potzger
8029		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
45124 Newton 20 Aug 1938 J. E. Potzger
8038		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
29135 Henry 01 Sep 1935 J. E. Potzger
6734		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
71535 Randolph 02 Sep 1944 J. E. Potzger
9705		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
95326 Fulton 02 Sep 1950 J. E. Potzger
11066		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
12161 White 04 Sep 1931 J. E. Potzger
2007		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
26831 Huntington 04 Sep 1935 J. E. Potzger
6655		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
43740 Newton 06 Sep 1938 J. E. Potzger
8095		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
16272 Greene 07 Sep 1933 J. E. Potzger
3788		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
13569 Sullivan 08 Sep 1933 J. E. Potzger
3850		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
23497 Knox 11 Sep 1934 J. E. Potzger
4670		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
68186 Hendricks 11 Sep 1943 J. E. Potzger
9524		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
14917 Montgomery 12 Sep 1933 J. E. Potzger
3914		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
14920 Tippecanoe 12 Sep 1933 J. E. Potzger
3923		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
14924 White 12 Sep 1933 J. E. Potzger
3978		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
14862 Porter 13 Sep 1933 J. E. Potzger
3996		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
17914 LaPorte 14 Sep 1933 J. E. Potzger
4071		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
76575 Lake 14 Sep 1946 J. E. Potzger
10582		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
17921 LaPorte 15 Sep 1933 J. E. Potzger
4118		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
19118 Starke 15 Sep 1933 J. E. Potzger
4135		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
74718 Jasper 15 Sep 1945 J. E. Potzger
10008		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
74673 LaPorte 16 Sep 1945 J. E. Potzger
10035		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
96700 Daviess 16 Sep 1950 J. E. Potzger
11107		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
80998 Franklin 20 Sep 1947 J. E. Potzger
10939		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
38278 Harrison 24 Sep 1937 J. E. Potzger
7846		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
71542 Delaware 30 Sep 1944 J. E. Potzger
9736		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
75149 Carroll 05 Oct 1945 J. E. Potzger
10140		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
25999 Cass 06 Oct 1934 J. E. Potzger
4907		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
74807 Noble 13 Oct 1945 J. E. Potzger
10146		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
16144 Lawrence 22 Sep 1933 Ralph M. Kriebel
 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
16145 Lawrence 22 Sep 1933 Ralph M. Kriebel
 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
56241 Huntington 09 Aug 1941 Ray C. Friesner
16048		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
56367 Kosciusko 30 Aug 1941 Ray C. Friesner
16229		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
55971 Jasper 01 Sep 1941 Ray C. Friesner
16280		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
9094 White 03 Sep 1931 Ray C. Friesner
3438		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
9097 White 03 Sep 1931 Ray C. Friesner
3438		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
9099 White 03 Sep 1931 Ray C. Friesner
3438		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
84208 Greene 04 Sep 1948 Ray C. Friesner
22406		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
56078 LaPorte 06 Sep 1941 Ray C. Friesner
16335		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
56409 LaPorte 06 Sep 1941 Ray C. Friesner
16335		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
73281 Randolph 08 Sep 1945 Ray C. Friesner
19709		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
62573 Porter 12 Sep 1942 Ray C. Friesner
17452		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
63469 Porter 12 Sep 1942 Ray C. Friesner
17482		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
63483 Jasper 13 Sep 1942 Ray C. Friesner
17502		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
52382 Pulaski 21 Sep 1940 Ray C. Friesner
14913		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
32314 Cass 26 Sep 1936 Ray C. Friesner
10120		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
28259 Henry 28 Sep 1935 Ray C. Friesner
9271		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
39805 Tipton 02 Oct 1937 Ray C. Friesner
11706		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
32309 LaGrange 03 Oct 1936 Ray C. Friesner
10079		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
32787 LaGrange 03 Oct 1936 Ray C. Friesner
10079		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
29165 Pulaski 05 Oct 1935 Ray C. Friesner
9423		 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
103881 Madison 06 Sep 1990 Rich Dunbar
 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
15263 Knox 03 Sep 1933 Scott McCoy
 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
156047 LaGrange 7/8/1980 Lee Casebere
 BUT
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash.
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