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Details for: PI 220591,
Taeniatherum caput-medusae
(L.) Nevski subsp.
caput-medusae
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
Other
Pedigree
IPR
Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae
(L.) Nevski subsp.
caput-medusae
Origin:
Collected – Afghanistan
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
24 Aug 1954
PI Assigned:
1954
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
162
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
Availability
Form
Quantity
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Seed
100 count
PI 220591 71i 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.
Restrictions
Interstate Shipment Prohibited by Federal Seed Act
https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/StateNoxiousWeedsSeedList.pdf
,
https://www.nwcb.wa.gov/pdfs/prohibitedplants.pdf
https://www.nwcb.wa.gov/pdfs/prohibitedplants.pdf
USA – Washington (see http://www.nwcb.wa.gov/printable-noxious-weed-list), Wyoming
Interstate Shipment Restricted by Federal Seed Act
https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/StateNoxiousWeedsSeedList.pdf
USA – California (as
Elymus caput-medusae
), Idaho, Oregon (as
Elymus caput-medusae
)
Class C Noxious Weed
https://www.nwcb.wa.gov/printable-noxious-weed-list
USA – Washington
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae
(L.) Nevski subsp.
caput-medusae
Origin:
Collected – Afghanistan
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
24 Aug 1954
PI Assigned:
1954
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
Afghanistan
Locality:
From between Baghlan and Kunduz, Kataghan.
Donated
24 August 1954.
Maryland, United States
Donor(s):
Smith, E.E., USDA-ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
Narrative
Taeniatherum caput-medusae
(L.) Nevski subspp.
caput-medusae
Genus:
Taeniatherum
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Triticeae
Nomen number:
317718
Verified:
10/01/1992
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Taeniatherum caput-medusae
(L.) Nevski
(7 active accession[s])
Taeniatherum caput-medusae
(L.) Nevski subsp.
asperum
(Simonk.) Melderis
(5 active accession[s])
Taeniatherum caput-medusae
(L.) Nevski subsp.
crinitum
(Schreb.) Melderis
(30 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Elymus caput-medusae
L.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cuviera caput-medusae
(L.) Koeler
Cuviera caput-medusae
(L.) Koeler var.
caput-medusae
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
medusahead-rye
1
Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A.
State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
English
Medusa's-head
1
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Name
References
Annotations
Nomenclature Name Change:
02 Oct 1992, from
Taeniatherum caput-medusae
(L.) Nevski to
Taeniatherum caput-medusae
(L.) Nevski subsp.
caput-medusae
Taxonomic Re-Identification:
23 Nov 1990, from
Elymus
spp. to
Taeniatherum caput-medusae
(L.) Nevski subsp.
caput-medusae
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Herbarium specimen
Saufferer, Sandy, USDA, ARS
. 2007. Located at Pullman, Washington. Inventory sample: PI 220591. Sandy Saufferer made Herbarium 1997 or earlier.
Citations
Pedigree
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf number
Relative number of leaves
2 - AVERAGE
GRASS.W6
PI 220591 71i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Position
Leaf position (coded)
2 - CAULINE
GRASS.W6
PI 220591 71i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Root Type
Root type (coded)
2 - BUNCH
GRASS.W6
PI 220591 71i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Shatter
Amount of shattering (coded)
3 - SLIGHT
GRASS.W6
PI 220591 71i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Habit
Stem growth habit (coded).
1 - ERECT
GRASS.W6
PI 220591 71i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Number
Stem number (coded)
1 - MANY
GRASS.W6
PI 220591 71i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Strength
Stem strength (coded)
3 - STIFF
GRASS.W6
PI 220591 71i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Texture
Stem texture (coded)
2 - MEDIUM
GRASS.W6
PI 220591 71i SD
PHENOLOGY
Bloom date
Bloom date - month and day (MMDD).
5/18
GRASS.W6
PI 220591 71i SD