Details for: PI 577709, Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski, 84TK204-0002


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski
Top Name:
84TK204-0002
Origin:
Collected – Turkey
Received by NPGS:
31 May 1990
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed100 countPI 577709 91i 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:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski
Top Name:
84TK204-0002
Origin:
Collected – Turkey
Received by NPGS:
31 May 1990
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
05 July 1984.
Turkey
Locality: 12km northwest of Dakili Junction.
Elevation: 20m.

Collector(s):
Donated
31 May 1990.
Missouri, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
84TK204-0002
Type: Donor identifier

W6 4335
Type: Site identifier
Group: W6
Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers
USDA-ARS, WRPIS

RM 0684
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski
Genus:
Taeniatherum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Triticeae
Nomen number:

36195
Place of publication:

Trudy Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ., Ser. 8b, Bot. 17:38. 1934
Verified:
10/02/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski subsp. asperum (Simonk.) Melderis (5 active accession[s])
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski subsp. caput-medusae (4 active accession[s])
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski subsp. crinitum (Schreb.) Melderis (30 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Taeniatherum spp.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishmedusahead-rye  1Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
EnglishMedusa's-head  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Portuguese (Brazil)centeio-silvestre-cabe�a-de-Medusa  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Swedishmedusagräs  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 02 Oct 1992, from Taeniatherum spp. to Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski
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Herbarium specimen
  • Saufferer, Sandy, USDA, ARS. 2007. Located at Pullman, Washington. Inventory sample: PI 577709. Sandy Saufferer made Herbarium 1997 or earlier.
Citations
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.471 GRASS.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 577709 91i SD