Details for: PI 567896, Leymus mollis (Trin.) Pilg., 'BENSON'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Leymus mollis (Trin.) Pilg.

Cultivar:

'BENSON'

Origin:

Collected – Alaska, United States

Maintained:

Western Regional PI Station

Received by NPGS:

28 Apr 1993

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Plant

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	100 count		PI 567896 2001i 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:

Leymus mollis (Trin.) Pilg.

Cultivar:

'BENSON'

Origin:

Collected – Alaska, United States

Maintained:

Western Regional PI Station

Received by NPGS:

28 Apr 1993

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Plant

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Source History

Collected

09 September 1980.
Alaska, United States

Developed

PRE 28 April 1993.
Alaska, United States

Developer(s):

Wright, Stoney J., Alaska Plant Materials Center

Donated

28 April 1993.
Alaska, United States

Donor(s):

Wright, Stoney J., Alaska Plant Materials Center

Accession Names and Identifiers

'BENSON'

Type: Cultivar name

AK PMC 80-7

Type: Other or unclassified name

W6 11574

Type: Site identifier

Group: W6

Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers

USDA-ARS, WRPIS

Narrative

Erect, tall growing, perennial grass adapted to coastal areas. Strongly rhizomatous with some rhizomes growing in excess of 1.5m per year. Usually grows to a height of 1.2m. Leaves tend to be more true green than the closely related cultivar Reeve which is more blue in color. Vegetatively propagated following initial establishment at Palmer

Leymus mollis (Trin.) Pilg.

Genus:

Leymus

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Pooideae

Tribe:

Triticeae

Nomen number:

102171

Place of publication:

Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 74:7. 1947

Verified:

01/28/2011 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Leymus mollis (Trin.) Pilg. subsp. mollis (1 active accession[s])
Leymus mollis (Trin.) Pilg. subsp. villosissimus (Scribn.) Á. Löve & D. Löve (2 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Elymus mollis Trin.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Elymus arenarius L. var. mollis (Trin.) Koidz.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Elymus arenarius L. var. villosus E. Mey.

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	American dune grass		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	sea lyme grass	as Elymus mollis	1	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Elymus mollis Trin.
English	strand grass	as Elymus mollis	1	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Elymus mollis Trin.
French	élyme des sables d'Amerique		2	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
French	seigle de mer	as Elymus mollis	2	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Elymus mollis Trin.
Japanese Rōmaji	hama-ninniku	as Elymus arenarius subsp. mollis	2	Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions Note: = Elymus arenarius subsp. mollis

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