Details for: PI 299969, Fingerhuthia sesleriiformis Nees, 512


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Fingerhuthia sesleriiformis Nees
Top Name:
512
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed200 countPI 299969 2003i 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 sesleriiformis Nees
Top Name:
512
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
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 along dry stream, 27 miles southwest of Harrismith, mountainous terrain; annual rainfall 35in.
Elevation: 1860m.

Collector(s):
Donated
31 August 1964.
Maryland, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
512
Type: Collector identifier

AJO-0464
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Perennial bunchgrass; leaf height 8in; head height 36in. Plants grow in clumps; cold tolerant and palatable. Seeds. 10
Fingerhuthia sesleriiformis Nees
Genus:
Fingerhuthia
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Eragrostideae
Subtribe:
Unioliinae
Nomen number:

17107
Place of publication:

Fl. Afr. austral. ill. 136, 138. 1841 "sesleriaeformis"
Comment:
spelling corrected in accordance with Shenzhen ICN Art. 60.10
Verified:
08/24/2018 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
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Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishthimble grass  1Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Afrikaansvingerhoedgras  2Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHAggressiveAggressiveness (coded)2 - MEDIUM GRASS.W6PI 299969 64o SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.091 GRASS.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 299969 2003i SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf numberRelative number of leaves2 - AVERAGE GRASS.W6PI 299969 64o SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf PositionLeaf position (coded)1 - BASAL GRASS.W6PI 299969 64o SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYRoot TypeRoot type (coded)2 - BUNCH GRASS.W6PI 299969 64o SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem HabitStem growth habit (coded).1 - ERECT GRASS.W6PI 299969 64o SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem NumberStem number (coded)2 - AVERAGE GRASS.W6PI 299969 64o SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem StrengthStem strength (coded)3 - STIFF GRASS.W6PI 299969 64o SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem TextureStem texture (coded)2 - MEDIUM GRASS.W6PI 299969 64o SDNot Available