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Details for: PI 476984,
Urochloa texana
(Buckley) R. D. Webster, 'Artex'
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Urochloa texana
(Buckley) R. D. Webster
Cultivar:
'Artex'
Origin:
Collected – United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
Feb 1983
PI Assigned:
1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
191
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
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Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Urochloa texana
(Buckley) R. D. Webster
Cultivar:
'Artex'
Origin:
Collected – United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
Feb 1983
PI Assigned:
1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
1958.
United States
Locality:
Blountstown, Florida
Donated
February 1983.
Comment:
Received through National Plant Materials Center, SCS, Beltsville, MD
Donor(s):
USDA, SCS
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Artex'
Type: Cultivar name
T 3367
Type: Other or unclassified name
Narrative
Collected by W.C. Garrett. Adaptable to a wide variety of soils, but grows best on deep, moist soils. Heavier forage production than browntop millet, less than pearl millet. Used for game-bird food and hay.
Urochloa texana
(Buckley) R. D. Webster
Genus:
Urochloa
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Melinidinae
Nomen number:
401372
Place of publication:
Austral. Paniceae 253. 1987
Verified:
03/06/1995
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Panicum texanum
Buckley
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Brachiaria texana
(Buckley) S. T. Blake
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
buffalo grass
as
Panicum texanum
1
Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A.
State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
Note:
=
Panicum texanum
Buckley
English
Texas millet
as
Panicum texanum
1
Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A.
State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
Note:
=
Panicum texanum
Buckley
English
Texas signal grass
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
English
Texas-panicum
as
Panicum texanum
1
Gould, F. W.
1975. The grasses of Texas
Note:
=
Panicum texanum
Name
References
Annotations
Nomenclature Name Change:
23 Oct 1995, from
Panicum texanum
Buckley to
Urochloa texana
(Buckley) R. D. Webster
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GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in centimeters
8
S9.MILLET.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 476984 02 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in centimeters
8
S9.MILLET
PI 476984 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Height
Plant height in centimeters from ground level to the top of the panicle
10
S9.MILLET.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 476984 02 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Height
Plant height in centimeters from ground level to the top of the panicle
10
S9.MILLET
PI 476984 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in centimeters
14
S9.MILLET.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 476984 02 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in centimeters
14
S9.MILLET
PI 476984 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length in centimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant
20
S9.MILLET.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 476984 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length in centimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant
20
S9.MILLET
PI 476984 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width in millimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant
22
S9.MILLET.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 476984 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width in millimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant
22
S9.MILLET
PI 476984 01 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Days to first flowering
95
S9.MILLET
PI 476984 01 SD
Not Available
SUBSET
Image
Image present in GRIN database
Herbarium - Image of Herbarium
S9.MILLET.IMAGE.HERBARIUM.2005
Not Available