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Details for: PI 299945,
Eragrostis obtusa
Munro ex Ficalho & Hiern, 559
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Eragrostis obtusa
Munro ex Ficalho & Hiern
Top Name:
559
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
172
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Seed
200 count
PI 299945 2001i 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:
Eragrostis obtusa
Munro ex Ficalho & Hiern
Top Name:
559
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
South Africa
Locality:
Weed, edge of irrigated field, 2 miles north of Barkley West Annual rainfall 15in.
Elevation:
1330m.
Collector(s):
Oakes, Albert J., USDA-ARS
Donated
31 August 1964.
Maryland, United States
Donor(s):
Oakes, Albert J., USDA-ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
559
Type: Collector identifier
AJO-0464
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Perennial bunchgrass; leaves to 6in high; heavy seeder. Seeds. 10
Eragrostis obtusa
Munro ex Ficalho & Hiern
Genus:
Eragrostis
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Eragrostideae
Subtribe:
Eragrostidinae
Nomen number:
15287
Place of publication:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 2:32. 1881
Verified:
04/28/1997
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
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GROWTH
Aggressive
Aggressiveness (coded)
2 - MEDIUM
GRASS.W6
PI 299945 68i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf number
Relative number of leaves
2 - AVERAGE
GRASS.W6
PI 299945 68i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Strength
Leaf strength (coded)
2 - TOUGH
GRASS.W6
PI 299945 68i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Root Type
Root type (coded)
2 - BUNCH
GRASS.W6
PI 299945 68i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Shatter
Amount of shattering (coded)
2 - MEDIUM
GRASS.W6
PI 299945 68i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Habit
Stem growth habit (coded).
4 - OPEN
GRASS.W6
PI 299945 68i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Number
Stem number (coded)
2 - AVERAGE
GRASS.W6
PI 299945 68i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Strength
Stem strength (coded)
2 - AVERAGE
GRASS.W6
PI 299945 68i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Texture
Stem texture (coded)
2 - MEDIUM
GRASS.W6
PI 299945 68i SD
Not Available