Details for: PI 364892, Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv., 1499


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv.
Top Name:
1499
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Received by NPGS:
15 Jun 1971
PI Assigned:
1971
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed200 countPI 364892 02 SD
 
Restrictions
Interstate Shipment Restricted by Federal Seed Act
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  • USA – California
CCR 4500 Noxious Weed
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  • USA – California
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv.
Top Name:
1499
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Received by NPGS:
15 Jun 1971
PI Assigned:
1971
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected

South Africa
Locality: Levubu River flood plain

Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
1499
Type: Collector identifier

AJO 0271
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
Exploration ID links

Narrative
Tufted perennial, foliage to 0.8 m high
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv.
Genus:
Heteropogon
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Anthristiriinae
Nomen number:

18953
Place of publication:

J. J. Roemer & J. A. Schultes, Syst. veg. 2:836. 1817
Comment:
the combination was ascribed to Palisot de Beauvois, who was thanked for his contributions in vol. 1, p. xviii
Verified:
02/21/2022 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andropogon contortus L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Heteropogon hirtus Pers.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishblack spear grass  1Veldkamp, J. F. 1997. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Englishbunch spear grass  1Veldkamp, J. F. 1997. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Englishbunched spear grass  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishspear grass  1't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:137.
Englishtangle grass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishtanglehead  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Afrikaansassegaaigras  2Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Afrikaanssteekgras  2Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Frenchherbe à moutons  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Frenchherbe barbue  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Frenchherbe polisson  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
GermanSpeergras  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portugueseflechinha  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Spanishhierba torcida  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Transcribed Chinesehuang mao  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
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Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters10 S9.GRASSESPI 364892 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters11.2 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 364892 02 SD
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters10 S9.GRASSESPI 364892 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters11.5 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 364892 02 SD
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters21 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 364892 02 SD
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters9 S9.GRASSESPI 364892 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant3 - Well distributed S9.GRASSESPI 364892 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant3 - Well distributed S9.GRASSES.2011PI 364892 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters17 S9.GRASSESPI 364892 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters23 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 364892 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters7 S9.GRASSESPI 364892 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters7 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 364892 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code1 - Small S9.GRASSESPI 364892 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 364892 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced9 - Sparse S9.GRASSES.2011PI 364892 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYFlower LengthLength of flower in centimeters50 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 364892 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYFlower WidthWidth of flower in centimeters1 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 364892 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem DiameterStem diameter in millimeters4 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 364892 02 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower120 S9.GRASSESPI 364892 01 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower71 S9.GRASSES.2011PI 364892 02 SD
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 364892 01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSES.2011PI 364892 02 SD
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage9 - Complete winter kill S9.GRASSESPI 364892 01 SDNot Available
SUBSETImageImage present in GRIN databaseFlower - Image of flower S9.GRASS.IMAGE.2011 Not Available
SUBSETImageImage present in GRIN databaseHerbarium - Image of herbarium sample S9.GRASS.IMAGE.HERBARIUM.2006 Not Available