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Details for: PI 578845,
Poa pratensis
L., 'BIRKA'
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Poa pratensis
L.
Cultivar:
'BIRKA'
Origin:
Collected – Sweden
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
1980
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
200 count
PI 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
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
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):
E.F. Burlingham & Sons
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)
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
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
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
English meadow grass
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English
Kentucky bluegrass
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English
smooth meadow grass
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
French
pâturin des prés
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German
Wiesenrispengras
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italian
erba fienarola
2
International Seed Testing Association.
1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmaji
nagahagusa
2
Ohwi, J.
1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Portuguese
capim-do-campo
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
grama de prados
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
poa común
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
zacate poa
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish
ängsgröe
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese
cao di zao shu he
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Korean
wangpoapul
2
Lee, Y. N.
1997. Flora of Korea.
Transliterated Russian
mjatlik lugovoj
2
Hanelt, 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
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
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Value
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MORPHOLOGY
Seed weight 100
Weight of 100 seeds in grams.
0.022
GRASS.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPIS
PI 578845 97i SD