Details for: PI 216429, Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv., No. G 874


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv.
Top Name:
No. G 874
Origin:
Collected – Texas, United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
30 Jun 1954
PI Assigned:
1954
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv.
Top Name:
No. G 874
Origin:
Collected – Texas, United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
30 Jun 1954
PI Assigned:
1954
Source History
Collected
1953.
Texas, United States
Locality: King Ranch, Encino, TX
Comment: Collected in 1953 by staff members of the Agricultural Exeriment Station, College Station, Texas.
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
No. G 874
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv.
Genus:
Heteropogon
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Anthristiriinae
Nomen number:

18953
Place of publication:

J. J. Roemer & J. A. Schultes, Syst. veg. 2:836. 1817
Comment:
the combination was ascribed to Palisot de Beauvois, who was thanked for his contributions in vol. 1, p. xviii
Verified:
02/21/2022 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andropogon contortus L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Heteropogon hirtus Pers.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishblack spear grass  1Veldkamp, J. F. 1997. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Englishbunch spear grass  1Veldkamp, J. F. 1997. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Englishbunched spear grass  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishspear grass  1't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:137.
Englishtangle grass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishtanglehead  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Afrikaansassegaaigras  2Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Afrikaanssteekgras  2Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Frenchherbe à moutons  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Frenchherbe barbue  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Frenchherbe polisson  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
GermanSpeergras  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portugueseflechinha  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Spanishhierba torcida  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Transcribed Chinesehuang mao  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters19 S9.GRASSESPI 216429 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters20 S9.GRASSESPI 216429 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters11 S9.GRASSESPI 216429 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant2 - Cauline S9.GRASSESPI 216429 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters45 S9.GRASSESPI 216429 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters7 S9.GRASSESPI 216429 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 216429 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 216429 01 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower170 S9.GRASSESPI 216429 01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 216429 01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 216429 01 SDNot Available