Details for: PI 476989, Cenchrus ciliaris L., 'NUECES'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus ciliaris L.
Cultivar:
'NUECES'
Origin:
Developed – Texas, United States
Received by NPGS:
Feb 1983
PI Assigned:
1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed200 countPI 476989 01 SD
 
Restrictions
Interstate Shipment Prohibited by Federal Seed Act
https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/StateNoxiousWeedsSeedList.pdf
  • USA – Arizona
Class C Noxious Weed
https://www.nationalplantboard.org/uploads/1/3/6/7/136771235/arizona_npb_summary_061124.pdf
  • USA – Arizona (as Pennisetum ciliare)
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus ciliaris L.
Cultivar:
'NUECES'
Origin:
Developed – Texas, United States
Received by NPGS:
Feb 1983
PI Assigned:
1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
1977.
Texas, United States

Developer(s):
Donated
February 1983.

Comment: Received through National Plant Materials Center, SCS, Beltsville, MD
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'NUECES'
Type: Cultivar name

NSL 102680
Type: Site identifier

T 3267
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
Superior forage production and higher digestibility than T-4464 and Higgins. Cold tolerant.
Cenchrus ciliaris L.
Genus:
Cenchrus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:

9794
Place of publication:

Mant. pl. 2:302. 1771
Verified:
09/16/2008 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Pennisetum cenchroides Rich.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cenchrus glaucus C. R. Mudaliar & Sundararaj
Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link
Pennisetum incomptum Nees

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAfrican foxtail grass as Cenchrus ciliaris1CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: = Cenchrus ciliaris
Englishbuffel grass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Arabicsabat as Cenchrus ciliaris2Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
Frenchcenchrus cilié as Cenchrus ciliaris2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Cenchrus ciliaris
GermanBüffelgras as Cenchrus ciliaris2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Cenchrus ciliaris
GermanKlebgras as Cenchrus ciliaris2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1287.
Indiadhaman as Cenchrus ciliaris2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Cenchrus ciliaris
Italiancencro ciliare  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Spanishpasto buffel as Cenchrus ciliaris2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Cenchrus ciliaris
Spanish (Mexico)zacate buffel as Cenchrus ciliaris2Mejía-Saulés, M. T. & P. Dávila A. 1992. Gramíneas Útiles de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 16 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 16 Sep 2008, from Cenchrus ciliaris L. to Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 16 Feb 2016, from Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link to Cenchrus ciliaris L.
Other Links
Storage Information Form
Actions
Pathogens
Vouchers
Citations
  • Bashaw, E. 1980. Registration of Nueces and Llano Buffelgrass. Crop Sci. (Madison) 20(1):112. Number of accessions cited: 1
Pedigree
Description:
TAM-CRD B-Is sexual clone / a rhizomatous apomictic "blue-type" introduction (PI unknown) from South Africa
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-58, OTHER GRASSES. Issued: 01 Jan 1980.

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters12 S9.GRASSESPI 476989 or SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters15 S9.GRASSESPI 476989 or SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters12 S9.GRASSESPI 476989 or SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant3 - Well distributed S9.GRASSESPI 476989 or SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters38 S9.GRASSESPI 476989 or SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters9 S9.GRASSESPI 476989 or SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 476989 or SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 476989 or SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower100 S9.GRASSESPI 476989 or SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 476989 or SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 476989 or SDNot Available
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage9 - Complete winter kill S9.GRASSESPI 476989 or SDNot Available