Details for: PI 299967, Fingerhuthia africana Lehm., 594

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Fingerhuthia africana Lehm.

Top Name:

594

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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Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		PI 299967 92i 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:

Fingerhuthia africana Lehm.

Top Name:

594

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: Open grassland, 5 miles north of Cradock, hilly terrain; annual rainfall 12in. Shallow rocky soil, disturbed site.
Elevation: 800m.

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

594

Type: Collector identifier

AJO-0464

Type: Exploration identifier

Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS

Exploration ID links

Narrative

Perennial bunchgrass; leaf height 12in; head height 20in; very leafy. Seeds. 10

Fingerhuthia africana Lehm.

Genus:

Fingerhuthia

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Chloridoideae

Tribe:

Eragrostideae

Subtribe:

Unioliinae

Nomen number:

17106

Place of publication:

Sem. hort. bot. hamburg. 1834:7. 1834 (Linnaea 10, litt.:112. 1836)

Verified:

10/05/2000 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	thimble grass	1	Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
English	Zulu-fescue	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Afrikaans	vingerhoedgras	2	Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study	Inventory	Availability
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf number	Relative number of leaves	2 - AVERAGE	GRASS.W6	PI 299967 64o SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Position	Leaf position (coded)	2 - CAULINE	GRASS.W6	PI 299967 64o SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Root Type	Root type (coded)	2 - BUNCH	GRASS.W6	PI 299967 64o SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Stem Habit	Stem growth habit (coded).	1 - ERECT	GRASS.W6	PI 299967 64o SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Stem Number	Stem number (coded)	2 - AVERAGE	GRASS.W6	PI 299967 64o SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Stem Strength	Stem strength (coded)	2 - AVERAGE	GRASS.W6	PI 299967 64o SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Stem Texture	Stem texture (coded)	2 - MEDIUM	GRASS.W6	PI 299967 64o SD	Not Available