Details for: PI 578845, Poa pratensis L., 'BIRKA'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Poa pratensis L.
Cultivar:
'BIRKA'
Origin:
Collected – Sweden
Received by NPGS:
1980
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 578845 97i 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:
Poa pratensis L.
Cultivar:
'BIRKA'
Origin:
Collected – Sweden
Received by NPGS:
1980
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected

Sweden

Donated
1980.
Oregon, United States

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

Narrative
Perennial with creeping rhizomes, forming a dense, moderately low-growing compact turf. Very good resistance to stripe smut (Ustilago striiformis). Good resistance to leaf spot disease (Helminthosporium vagans) and powdery mildew (Erysiphe graminis). Very good cold tolerance and winter survival. Attractive dark green during the entire growing seasons from early spring to late fall. Narrow leaf blade compatible with fine-leaved grasses. Good rhizome and tiller development, forming a turf of superior density and good spreading ability. Prostrate growth. Very good turf performance. Very large seed, 1000 kernel weight 0.45 g.
Poa pratensis L.
Genus:
Poa
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Poinae
Nomen number:

28996
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:67. 1753, nom. cons.
Comment:
conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Shenzhen ICN Art. 14.9 & App. IV)
Verified:
05/13/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Poa pratensis L. subsp. agassizensis (B. Boivin & D. Löve) Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde (0 active accession[s])
Poa pratensis L. subsp. alpigena (Blytt) Hiitonen (2 active accession[s])
Poa pratensis L. subsp. angustifolia (L.) Arcang. (86 active accession[s])
Poa pratensis L. subsp. colpodea (Th. Fr.) Tzvelev (0 active accession[s])
Poa pratensis L. subsp. pratensis (8 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishEnglish meadow grass  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
EnglishKentucky bluegrass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishsmooth meadow grass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchpâturin des prés  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanWiesenrispengras  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianerba fienarola  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmajinagahagusa  2Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Portuguesecapim-do-campo  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishgrama de prados  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishpoa común  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishzacate poa  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishängsgröe  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesecao di zao shu he  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Koreanwangpoapul  2Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Transliterated Russianmjatlik lugovoj  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
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U.S. Plant Variety Protection
PVP 7200127
Variety: Birka
Taxonomy: Poa pratensis L.
Experimental name/synonym: N/A
Crop: BLUEGRASS, KENTUCKY
Applicant: W. Weibull AB
Date filed: 04/21/1972
Status: Application Ineligible
Status date: 04/29/1977

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.022 GRASS.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 578845 97i SD