Details for: PI 611124, Festuca arundinacea Schreb., 'MILLENNIUM'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
Cultivar:
'MILLENNIUM'
Origin:
Developed – New Jersey, United States
Received by NPGS:
27 Aug 1999
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
Cultivar:
'MILLENNIUM'
Origin:
Developed – New Jersey, United States
Received by NPGS:
27 Aug 1999
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
'MILLENNIUM'
Type: Cultivar name

TMI-RBR
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
Turf-type tall fescue with rich, dark-green color, medium-fine leaf texture, and ability to produce an attractive, medium-dense turf. Performed very well in turf trials established in 1996 and sponsored by the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program. During the 1997 season, tied for first place at the 27 locations. Early spring greenup, good color retention during winter, and improved resistance to large brown patch (Rhizoctonia solani) and leaf spot.
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:
Selections from old turfs of the United States and populations related to Rebel tall fescue were intercrossed and subjected to many cycles of phenotypic and genotypic selection.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-84, FESCUE. Issued: 01 Sep 2000.
  • Bara, R. F., M. Richardson, W. A. Meyer, R. Bara, D. A. Smith, S. Tubbs, & C. R. Funk. 2000. Millennium Tall Fescue. Crop Sci. (Madison) 40(5):1504.

U.S. Plant Variety Protection
PVP 9900368
Variety: Millennium
Taxonomy: Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
Experimental name/synonym: TMI-RBR
Crop: FESCUE, TALL
Applicant: Turf Merchants, Inc.
Date filed: 07/27/1999
Date issued: 04/25/2005
Status: Certificate Issued
Status date: 04/25/2005

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.2 GRASS.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 611124 99o SDNot Available