Details for: PI 228899, Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv., G-1472


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv.
Top Name:
G-1472
Origin:
Collected – Mexico
Received by NPGS:
1955
PI Assigned:
1955
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 228899 02 SD
 
Restrictions
Interstate Shipment Restricted by Federal Seed Act
https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/StateNoxiousWeedsSeedList.pdf
  • USA – California
CCR 4500 Noxious Weed
https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/docs/2024/4500_Final_Approval_202402.pdf
  • USA – California
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv.
Top Name:
G-1472
Origin:
Collected – Mexico
Received by NPGS:
1955
PI Assigned:
1955
Source History
Collected
1955.
Mexico
Locality: One hundred and fourteen miles northeast of Durango City
Elevation: 1433m.
Comment: Grass and legume species collected between the summer of 1953 and the spring of 1955 by the staff members and associates of Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station, Texas. Collected in Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and adjoinin
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
G-1472
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 decimeters10 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 228899 02 SD
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters5 S9.GRASSES.98 Not Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters11.5 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 228899 02 SD
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters7 S9.GRASSES.98 Not Available
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters18 S9.GRASSES.98 Not Available
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters20 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 228899 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant2 - Cauline S9.GRASSES.98 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant3 - Well distributed S9.GRASSES.2011PI 228899 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters21 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 228899 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters28 S9.GRASSES.98 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters10 S9.GRASSES.98 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters6 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 228899 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code9 - Large S9.GRASSESPI 228899 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 228899 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSES.2011PI 228899 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYFlower LengthLength of flower in centimeters56 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 228899 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYFlower WidthWidth of flower in centimeters1 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 228899 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem DiameterStem diameter in millimeters3 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 228899 02 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower194 S9.GRASSES.98 Not Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower86 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 228899 02 SD
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSES.98 Not Available
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSES.2011PI 228899 02 SD
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 228899 01 SDNot Available
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage1 - Little or no damage S9.GRASSES.98 Not Available
SUBSETImageImage present in GRIN databaseFlower - Image of flower S9.GRASS.IMAGE.2011 Not Available