Details for: PI 508598, Digitaria californica (Benth.) Henrard, 575-79


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Digitaria californica (Benth.) Henrard
Top Name:
575-79
Origin:
Collected – Argentina
Received by NPGS:
Oct 1986
PI Assigned:
1987
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 508598 01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Digitaria californica (Benth.) Henrard
Top Name:
575-79
Origin:
Collected – Argentina
Received by NPGS:
Oct 1986
PI Assigned:
1987
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
19 February 1979.
Argentina
Locality: North, 50 km of Villa Montes, Tarija Department
Comment: Received through 1979 USDA-ARS sponsored plant exploration to South America.
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
575-79
Type: Donor identifier

BB 0179
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Plants low growing. Leaves 15-20cm long. Inflorescences 30cm high.
Digitaria californica (Benth.) Henrard
Genus:
Digitaria
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Anthephorinae
Nomen number:

13995
Place of publication:

Blumea 1:99. 1934
Verified:
11/25/1997 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Panicum californicum Benth.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Trichachne californica (Benth.) Chase

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishArizona cottontop  1Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Englishcottontop  1Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
Spanishpunta blanca  2Mejía-Saulés, M. T. & P. Dávila A. 1992. Gramíneas Útiles de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 16 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters7 S9.GRASSESPI 508598 01 SD
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters10 S9.GRASSESPI 508598 01 SD
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters12 S9.GRASSESPI 508598 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant2 - Cauline S9.GRASSESPI 508598 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters8 S9.GRASSESPI 508598 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters10 S9.GRASSESPI 508598 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code1 - Small S9.GRASSESPI 508598 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 508598 01 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower98 S9.GRASSESPI 508598 01 SD
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 508598 01 SD
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 508598 01 SD
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage9 - Complete winter kill S9.GRASSESPI 508598 01 SD