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Details for: PI 469252,
Dichanthium aristatum
(Poir.) C. E. Hubb., 'Medio'
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Dichanthium aristatum
(Poir.) C. E. Hubb.
Cultivar:
'Medio'
Origin:
Collected – United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
Apr 1982
PI Assigned:
1982
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
190
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Seed
200 count
PI 469252 02 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Dichanthium aristatum
(Poir.) C. E. Hubb.
Cultivar:
'Medio'
Origin:
Collected – United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
Apr 1982
PI Assigned:
1982
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
1940.
United States
Locality:
Near state hwy bridge 202, Medio Creek, Bee County, Texas
Donated
April 1982.
Texas, United States
Donor(s):
USDA, SCS
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Medio'
Type: Cultivar name
Narrative
Adapted to clay or sandy soils with shallow clay layer. Plants spread well, form dense turf. Seed prodution good. Used for cattle.
Dichanthium aristatum
(Poir.) C. E. Hubb.
Genus:
Dichanthium
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Anthristiriinae
Nomen number:
13898
Place of publication:
Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1939:654. 1939
Verified:
03/10/2004
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andropogon aristatus
Poir.
Invalid Designation(s)
Andropogon nodosus
auct.
Common names
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Name
Alternate name
note
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Citation
English
Angleton bluestem
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English
Angleton grass
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English
awned dichanthium
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
English
bluestem
1
Englert, J. M. et al.
1999. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
English
Medio bluestem
1
Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp.
1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press.
Note:
Revised version of AH 170
Spanish
hierba angleton
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
puntero
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Transcribed Chinese
mao geng shuang hua cao
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
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Description:
Increased from bulk material from a naturalized stand first noticed in 1940 along Medio Creek in Bee County, Texas.
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