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Details for: PI 311055,
Festuca gigantea
(L.) Vill.
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
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IPR
Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Festuca gigantea
(L.) Vill.
Origin:
Collected – Romania
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
17 Jan 1966
PI Assigned:
1966
Improvement Status:
Uncertain improvement status
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
174
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
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Seed
200 count
PI 311055 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:
Festuca gigantea
(L.) Vill.
Origin:
Collected – Romania
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
17 Jan 1966
PI Assigned:
1966
Improvement Status:
Uncertain improvement status
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
Romania
Locality:
Dobrogea Experiment Station
Donated
17 January 1966.
Minnesota, United States
Donor(s):
Stewart, Donald M., USDA-ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
Narrative
Festuca gigantea
(L.) Vill.
Genus:
Festuca
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Loliinae
Nomen number:
16659
Place of publication:
Hist. pl. Dauphiné 2:110. 1787
Verified:
05/17/1999
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Bromus giganteus
L.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Lolium giganteum
(L.) Darbysh.
Schedonorus giganteus
(L.) Holub
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
giant fescue
1
Aiken, S. G. et al.
1996-.
Festuca
of North America: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval.
Swedish
långsvingel
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Name
References
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Pathogens
Vouchers
Herbarium specimen
Saufferer, Sandy, USDA, ARS
. 2007. Located at Pullman, Washington. Inventory sample: PI 311055. Sandy Saufferer made Herbarium 1997 or earlier.
Citations
Pedigree
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
MORPHOLOGY
Seed weight 100
Weight of 100 seeds in grams.
0.147
GRASS.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPIS
PI 311055 2001i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf number
Relative number of leaves
2 - AVERAGE
GRASS.W6
PI 311055 76i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Position
Leaf position (coded)
2 - CAULINE
GRASS.W6
PI 311055 76i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Root Type
Root type (coded)
2 - BUNCH
GRASS.W6
PI 311055 76i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Shatter
Amount of shattering (coded)
2 - MEDIUM
GRASS.W6
PI 311055 76i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Habit
Stem growth habit (coded).
2 - SPRAWLING
GRASS.W6
PI 311055 76i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Number
Stem number (coded)
2 - AVERAGE
GRASS.W6
PI 311055 76i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Strength
Stem strength (coded)
2 - AVERAGE
GRASS.W6
PI 311055 76i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Texture
Stem texture (coded)
2 - MEDIUM
GRASS.W6
PI 311055 76i SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Bloom date
Bloom date - month and day (MMDD).
6/06
GRASS.W6
PI 311055 76i SD
Not Available