Details for: PI 672166, Cynodon sp., 'Tifton 85'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cynodon sp.
Cultivar:
'Tifton 85'
Origin:
Donated –
Received by NPGS:
09 Jul 2014
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cynodon sp.
Cultivar:
'Tifton 85'
Origin:
Donated –
Received by NPGS:
09 Jul 2014
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Donated
09 July 2014.


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Accession Names and Identifiers
'Tifton 85'
Type: Cultivar name

Narrative
Tifton 85 is a sterile pentaploid. Except for Tifton 68, it is taller, has larger stems, broader leaves and a darker green color than other bermudagrass hybrids. Tifton 85 has few but large rhizomes, crowns, and very large, rapidly spreading stolons. It is highly digestible for ruminant livestock.
Cynodon spp.
Genus:
Cynodon
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Subtribe:
Eleusininae
Nomen number:

300163
Comment:
catch-all record for unidentified or unnamed plants of Cynodon
Verified:
01/10/2000 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
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Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishBermuda grass  1Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
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Description:
Tifton 68 x PI 290884