Details for: PI 537444, Festuca rubra L. subsp. rubra, 'FLYER'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Festuca rubra L. subsp. rubra
Cultivar:
'FLYER'
Origin:
Developed – Oregon, United States
Received by NPGS:
11 May 1989
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 537444 2009i SD
Seed available for distribution is a limited resource. The quantity of seed distributed is hopefully sufficient to conduct the intended research. If additional seed is required, the recipient is urged to grow and reproduce the seed. Repeated requests for seed of the same accession will not be honored.
  
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Festuca rubra L. subsp. rubra
Cultivar:
'FLYER'
Origin:
Developed – Oregon, United States
Received by NPGS:
11 May 1989
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
PRE 11 May 1989.
Oregon, United States

Developer(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'FLYER'
Type: Cultivar name

Pure-Seed 4GO
Type: Other or unclassified name

W6 4250
Type: Site identifier
Group: W6
Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers
USDA-ARS, WRPIS

Narrative
Strong creeping turf-type, medium low-growing with fine texture, medium density and dark green color. Seedling vigor and spreading good. Reproductive maturity medium early. Seed yield high. Resistant to net blotch (Drechslera dictyoides), powdery mildew (Erysiphe graminis) and rust (Puccinia crandallii). Good cover under moderate shade and tree root competition.
Festuca rubra L. subspp. rubra
Genus:
Festuca
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Loliinae
Nomen number:

300215
Verified:
01/08/2008 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Festuca rubra L. (432 active accession[s])
Festuca rubra L. subsp. arctica (Hack.) Govor. (22 active accession[s])
Festuca rubra L. subsp. commutata Markgr.-Dann. (51 active accession[s])
Festuca rubra L. subsp. densiuscula Hack. ex Piper (2 active accession[s])
Festuca rubra L. subsp. fallax (Thuill.) Nyman (6 active accession[s])
Festuca rubra L. subsp. litoralis (G. Mey.) Auquier (3 active accession[s])
Festuca rubra L. subsp. mediana (Pavlick) Pavlick (1 active accession[s])
Festuca rubra L. subsp. pruinosa (Hack.) Piper (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Festuca rubra L. var. rubra

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Festuca glaucescens Hegetschw. & Heer
Festuca rubra L. subsp. glaucescens K. Richt.
Festuca rubra L. subsp. glaucodea Piper
Festuca rubra L. subsp. vulgaris Hayek
Festuca rubra L. unranked vulgaris Gaudin, nom. inval.
Festuca rubra L. var. glaucescens Hack.
Festuca rubra L. var. lanuginosa Mert. & W. D. J. Koch

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishred fescue  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Chinesezi yang mao紫羊茅 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Frenchfétuque rouge  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchfétuque rouge traçante  2FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
GermanRotschwingel  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianfestuca rossa  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Portuguesefestuca-encarnada  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishcañuela roja  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishrödsvingel  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Koreanwanggimuiteol  2Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 07 Jan 2008, from Festuca rubra L. to Festuca rubra L. subsp. rubra
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Pedigree
Description:
Advanced generation synthetic cultivar from progenies of clones selected from old turfs in Northwestern U.S., Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-39, FESCUE. Issued: 01 Sep 1990.
  • 1990. Flyer Strong Creeping Red Fescue. Crop Sci. (Madison) 30(5):1156. Note: CV-39

U.S. Plant Variety Protection
PVP 8600077
Variety: Flyer
Taxonomy: Festuca rubra L. subsp. rubra
Experimental name/synonym: 4GO
Crop: FESCUE, RED
Applicant: Pure-Seed Testing, Inc.
Date filed: 02/24/1986
Date issued: 11/28/1986
Status: Certificate Expired
Status date: 11/28/2004

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.151 GRASS.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 537444 2009i SD