Details for: PI 384897, Melica persica Kunth, D-143

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Melica persica Kunth

Top Name:

D-143

Origin:

Collected – Iran

Maintained:

Western Regional PI Station

Received by NPGS:

15 Oct 1972

PI Assigned:

1974

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Inventory Volume:

182
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Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		PI 384897 77i 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:

Melica persica Kunth

Top Name:

D-143

Origin:

Collected – Iran

Maintained:

Western Regional PI Station

Received by NPGS:

15 Oct 1972

PI Assigned:

1974

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Source History

Collected

1972.
Iran
Locality: Above the Karaj river, 16km north of Karaj. Bulk collection on steep, rocky slope.
Elevation: 1600m.

Collector(s):

Dewey, Douglas R., USDA-ARS

Donated

15 October 1972.
Utah, United States
Comment: Seed collected June and July, 1972.
Donor(s):

Dewey, Douglas R., USDA-ARS

Accession Names and Identifiers

D-143

Type: Collector identifier

Group: USDA-ARS-FRRL

USDA-ARS Forage Range Research Laboratory Logan Utah

Narrative

Short plant with frequent culms, 25 to 35cm, giving the plant a bushy appearance. Poor fertility. 10

Melica persica Kunth

Genus:

Melica

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Pooideae

Tribe:

Meliceae

Nomen number:

23967

Place of publication:

Révis. gramin. 1:351, t. 89. 1830

Verified:

09/13/2010 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

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

Autonym(s)
Melica persica Kunth subsp. persica

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Melica inaequiglumis Boiss.
Melica persica Kunth subsp. inaequiglumis (Boiss.) Bor

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
Swedish	perserslok			2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study	Inventory	Availability
GROWTH	Aggressive	Aggressiveness (coded)	3 - WEAK	GRASS.W6	PI 384897 75i SD	Not Available
GROWTH	Fall Recovery	Relative time of fall recovery (coded)	3 - LATE	GRASS.W6	PI 384897 75i SD	Not Available
GROWTH	Spring Recovery	Relative time of spring recovery (coded)	3 - LATE	GRASS.W6	PI 384897 75i SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed weight 100	Weight of 100 seeds in grams.	0.137	GRASS.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPIS	PI 384897 77i SD
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf number	Relative number of leaves	3 - FEW	GRASS.W6	PI 384897 75i SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Position	Leaf position (coded)	2 - CAULINE	GRASS.W6	PI 384897 75i SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Strength	Leaf strength (coded)	2 - TOUGH	GRASS.W6	PI 384897 75i SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Root Type	Root type (coded)	2 - BUNCH	GRASS.W6	PI 384897 75i SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Stem Habit	Stem growth habit (coded).	1 - ERECT	GRASS.W6	PI 384897 75i SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Stem Number	Stem number (coded)	3 - FEW	GRASS.W6	PI 384897 75i SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Stem Strength	Stem strength (coded)	2 - AVERAGE	GRASS.W6	PI 384897 75i SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Stem Texture	Stem texture (coded)	2 - MEDIUM	GRASS.W6	PI 384897 75i SD	Not Available