Details for: PI 598523, Festuca pratensis Huds., 'RITA'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Festuca pratensis Huds.
Cultivar:
'RITA'
Origin:
Developed – Latvia
Received by NPGS:
08 Apr 1993
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Seed100 countPI 598523 95i SD
Seed available for distribution is a limited resource. The quantity of seed distributed is hopefully sufficient to conduct the intended research. If additional seed is required, the recipient is urged to grow and reproduce the seed. Repeated requests for seed of the same accession will not be honored.
  
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Festuca pratensis Huds.
Cultivar:
'RITA'
Origin:
Developed – Latvia
Received by NPGS:
08 Apr 1993
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
PRE 08 April 1993.
Latvia

Developer(s):
Donated
08 April 1993.
Latvia

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'RITA'
Type: Cultivar name

W6 11520
Type: Site identifier
Group: W6
Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers
USDA-ARS, WRPIS

Narrative
Growth data in Latvia, heads 42 days, blooms 58 days, matures 74 days, seed yield 7-10 t/ha, dry matter 9-11 t/ha and good winter hardiness.
Festuca pratensis Huds.
Genus:
Festuca
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Loliinae
Nomen number:

16709
Place of publication:

Fl. angl. 37. 1762
Verified:
02/12/2001 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Festuca pratensis Huds. subsp. apennina (De Not.) Hegi (9 active accession[s])
Festuca pratensis Huds. subsp. pratensis (22 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lolium pratense (Huds.) Darbysh.

Invalid Designation(s)
Festuca elatior auct. Amer.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishEnglish-bluegrass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishmeadow fescue  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Chinesecao dian yang mao草甸羊茅 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
English (Canada)meadow fescue Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 26.
Frenchfétuque des prés  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)fétuque des prés Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 26.
GermanWiesenschwingel  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianfestuca pratense  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Portuguesefestuca-dos-prados  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishcañuela de los prados  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishängssvingel  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Koreanneoleungimuiteol  2Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:100.
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.235 GRASS.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 598523 95i SD