Details for: PI 695367, Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey, Tusas Germplasm

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey

Top Name:

Tusas Germplasm

Origin:

Collected – New Mexico, United States

Maintained:

Western Regional PI Station

Received by NPGS:

31 Mar 2004

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	100 count		PI 695367 2012i 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:

Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey

Top Name:

Tusas Germplasm

Origin:

Collected – New Mexico, United States

Maintained:

Western Regional PI Station

Received by NPGS:

31 Mar 2004

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Source History

Collected

1988.
New Mexico, United States

Donated

2004.
New Mexico, United States

Donor(s):

Fenchel, Gregory, USDA-NRCS

Accession Names and Identifiers

Tusas Germplasm

Type: Institute identifier

Group: NRCS

Release Name

9066392

Type: Institute identifier

Group: NRCS

Natural Resources Conservation Service

NSL 439923

Type: Site identifier

Group: NSSL

National Seed Storage Laboratory (USA)

USDA ARS National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Narrative

Bottlebrush squirreltail is described as a cool-season short-lived native perennial bunchgrass. The climax status on bottlebrush squirreltail is enigmatic. It is most often characterized as an early seral species, however it may exist as a dominant grass in climax communities. Tusas Germplasm obtains a height of approximately 38-50 cm. Tusas Germplasm greens up in mid to late February when Paloma ricegrass (Achnatherum hymenoides) is still dormant. It flowers in April and is ready for harvest by late June. The potential uses of the Tusas Germplasm include erosion control, wildlife food/cover, restoration of disturbed sites and increasing plant diversity of rangelands. Bottlebrush squirreltail is tolerant to fire and able to quickly regenerate after fires, making it ideal for revegetation of fire disturbed areas. It may also be beneficial in seeding areas with severe noxious weed problems.

Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey

Genus:

Elymus

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Pooideae

Tribe:

Triticeae

Nomen number:

102289

Place of publication:

Nebraska fl. pl. 15. 1891

Verified:

11/08/2007 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey subsp. brevifolius (J. G. Sm.) Barkworth (42 active accession[s])
Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey subsp. californicus (J. G. Sm.) Barkworth (10 active accession[s])
Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey subsp. elymoides (47 active accession[s])
Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey subsp. hordeoides (Suksd.) Barkworth (0 active accession[s])

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

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	bottlebrush squirreltail			1	Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. 1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press. Note: Revised version of AH 170
English	squirreltail		as Sitanion hystrix	1	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: = Sitanion hystrix (Nutt.) J. G. Sm.

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Sample Size	Study	Inventory	Availability
MORPHOLOGY	Seed weight 100	Weight of 100 seeds in grams.	1.001		GRASS.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPIS	PI 695367 2012i SD