Details for: PI 536814, Lactuca sativa L., 'Balloon'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Lactuca sativa L.
Cultivar:
'Balloon'
Origin:
Donated –
Received by NPGS:
01 Dec 1989
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Lactuca sativa L.
Cultivar:
'Balloon'
Origin:
Donated –
Received by NPGS:
01 Dec 1989
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Donated
April 1964.


Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Balloon'
Type: Cultivar name

Eiffel Tower
Type: Other or unclassified name
Noted as a synonym by Ed Ryder
Ryder, Edward J. USDA, ARS

W6 6469
Type: Site identifier
Group: W6
Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers
USDA-ARS, WRPIS

Narrative
Many valuable traits. Maturity very early. Used over a much longer period than standard varieties. Heads soft, rather loose and deep green throughout. Very tender and sweet.
Lactuca sativa L.
Genus:
Lactuca
Section:
Lactuca
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Cichorioideae
Tribe:
Cichorieae
Subtribe:
Lactucinae
Nomen number:

21360
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:795. 1753
Verified:
10/02/1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Lactuca sativa L. var. angustana Irish (0 active accession[s])
Lactuca sativa L. var. capitata L. (6 active accession[s])
Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. (0 active accession[s])
Lactuca sativa L. var. longifolia Lam. (0 active accession[s])
Lactuca sativa L. var. sativa (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishgarden lettuce  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Englishlettuce  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchlaitue  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchlaitue cultivée  2Demilly, D. et al. 2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France.
GermanGarten-Lattich  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1498.
Germangrüner Salat  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanKopfsalat  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianlattuga  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Portuguesealface  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishlechuga  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishsallat  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Koreansangchu  2Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:105.
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYHead typeHead typeCOS - ROMAINE LETTUCE.HEADTYPE.YR.RYDERPI 536814 2000ic SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYHead typeHead typeCOS - ROMAINE (100%)20LETTUCE.2010.SALINAS.HELLIER(1)PI 536814 2003i SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSeed colorSeed colorWH - white (100%) LETTUCE.SEEDCOLOR.2015.PULLMANPI 536814 2003i SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.075 LETTUCE.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 536814 2003i SDNot Available