Details for: PI 225894, Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv., 94


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv.
Top Name:
94
Origin:
Collected – Zimbabwe
Received by NPGS:
23 May 1955
PI Assigned:
1955
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 225894 02 SD
 
Restrictions
Interstate Shipment Restricted by Federal Seed Act
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  • USA – California
CCR 4500 Noxious Weed
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv.
Top Name:
94
Origin:
Collected – Zimbabwe
Received by NPGS:
23 May 1955
PI Assigned:
1955
Source History
Collected
March 1955.
Zimbabwe
Locality: Salisbury
Environment description: Rocky hill

Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
94
Type: Collector identifier

Narrative
Plants to 2.5ft high; upright bunchgrass
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).
Annotations
  • The Taxonomic Name Of The Accession When It Was Received: 15 Sep 1997, from Heteropogon spp. to Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv.
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters6.5 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 225894 02 SD
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters7 S9.GRASSESPI 225894 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters8 S9.GRASSESPI 225894 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters9.2 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 225894 02 SD
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters10 S9.GRASSESPI 225894 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters23 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 225894 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant2 - Cauline S9.GRASSESPI 225894 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant3 - Well distributed S9.GRASSES.2011PI 225894 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters19 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 225894 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters28 S9.GRASSESPI 225894 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters3 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 225894 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters5 S9.GRASSESPI 225894 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code1 - Small S9.GRASSESPI 225894 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 225894 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced9 - Sparse S9.GRASSES.2011PI 225894 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYFlower LengthLength of flower in centimeters28 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 225894 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYFlower WidthWidth of flower in centimeters0 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 225894 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem DiameterStem diameter in millimeters2 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 225894 02 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower108 S9.GRASSESPI 225894 01 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower91 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 225894 02 SD
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSES.2011PI 225894 02 SD
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced9 - Sparse S9.GRASSESPI 225894 01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 225894 01 SDNot Available
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage9 - Complete winter kill S9.GRASSESPI 225894 01 SDNot Available
SUBSETImageImage present in GRIN databaseFlower - Image of flower S9.GRASS.IMAGE.2011 Not Available
SUBSETImageImage present in GRIN databasePlant - Image of plant S9.GRASS.IMAGE.LOVELL.1983-1989 Not Available