Details for: PI 539934, Festuca arundinacea Schreb., 'OLYMPIC II'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
Cultivar:
'OLYMPIC II'
Origin:
Developed – Oregon, United States
Received by NPGS:
16 Apr 1990
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Seed100 countPI 539934 2014i SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
Cultivar:
'OLYMPIC II'
Origin:
Developed – Oregon, United States
Received by NPGS:
16 Apr 1990
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
PRE 16 April 1990.
Oregon, United States

Developer(s):
Donated
16 April 1990.
Oregon, United States

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

5OL
Type: Other or unclassified name

PST-50L
Type: Other or unclassified name

W6 7218
Type: Site identifier
Group: W6
Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers
USDA-ARS, WRPIS

Narrative
Maturity medium. Low growing turf-type with improved performance in summer, spring and fall. Improved resistance to brown patch (Rhizoctonia solani). Good heat, cold, shade and wear tolerance. Improved seed yield
Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
Genus:
Festuca
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Loliinae
Nomen number:

16631
Place of publication:

Spic. fl. lips. 57. 1771 Jul-Oct
Comment:
the priority of this name vis-à-vis Poa phoenix Scop. (1771) is uncertain
Verified:
11/21/1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. f. arundinacea (0 active accession[s])
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. subsp. arundinacea (8 active accession[s])
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. subsp. atlantigena (St.-Yves) Auquier (1 active accession[s])
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. subsp. atlantigena (St.-Yves) Auquier f. pseudomairei (Litard. & Maire) Auquier (0 active accession[s])
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. subsp. cirtensis (St.-Yves) Gamisans (0 active accession[s])
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. subsp. fenas (Lag.) Arcang. (3 active accession[s])
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. subsp. orientalis (Hack.) K. Richt. (2 active accession[s])
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. subsp. uechtritziana (Wiesb.) Hegi (1 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Festuca elatior L.
Festuca elatior L. f. elatior
Festuca elatior L. subsp. elatior
Festuca elatior L. var. elatior

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishreed fescue  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishtall fescue  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Chinesewei zhuang yang mao苇状羊茅 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
English (Canada)tall fescue  Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 25-26.
Frenchfétuque élevée  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchfétuque roseau  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)fétuque élevée  Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 25-26.
GermanRohrschwingel  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianfestuca arundinacea  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmajioni-ushi-no-kegusa  2Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Portugueseerva-corneira  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishcañuela alta  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishrörsvingel  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Pedigree
Description:
Advanced generation synthetic from two cycles of phenotypic selection. Parents trace back to Olympic, Monarch, Thunderbird, Apache and selections from old turf in New Jersey.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-46, FESCUE. Issued: 01 Jan 1993.
  • Rose-Fricker, C. & W. A. Meyer. 1993. Olympic II Tall Fescue. Crop Sci. (Madison) 33(1):202. Note: CV-46

U.S. Plant Variety Protection
PVP 9000134
Variety: Olympic II
Taxonomy: Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
Experimental name/synonym: 5OL
Crop: FESCUE, TALL
Applicant: Pure Line Seeds, Inc.
Date filed: 04/05/1990
Date issued: 07/30/1993
Status: Certificate Expired
Status date: 07/30/2011

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.27 GRASS.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 539934 91o SDNot Available