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Details for: PI 299946,
Eragrostis obtusa
Munro ex Ficalho & Hiern, 573
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Eragrostis obtusa
Munro ex Ficalho & Hiern
Top Name:
573
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 299946 68i 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:
573
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:
Ungrazed pasture, clay loam soil, 2 miles northeast of Middelburg. Annual rainfall 13in.
Elevation:
1430m.
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
573
Type: Collector identifier
AJO-0464
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Perennial bunchgrass; leaves to 3in high; heads to 9in high. 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 299946 68i SD
GROWTH
Spring Recovery
Relative time of spring recovery (coded)
2 - MEDIUM
GRASS.W6
PI 299946 68i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Seed weight 100
Weight of 100 seeds in grams.
0.012
GRASS.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPIS
PI 299946 68i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Root Type
Root type (coded)
2 - BUNCH
GRASS.W6
PI 299946 68i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Shatter
Amount of shattering (coded)
2 - MEDIUM
GRASS.W6
PI 299946 68i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Habit
Stem growth habit (coded).
4 - OPEN
GRASS.W6
PI 299946 68i SD