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Details for: PI 90191,
Cenchrus purpurascens
Thunb., 6316
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus purpurascens
Thunb.
Top Name:
6316
Origin:
Collected – Manchuria, China
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
Nov 1930
PI Assigned:
1930
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
105
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Seed
200 count
PI 90191 or SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus purpurascens
Thunb.
Top Name:
6316
Origin:
Collected – Manchuria, China
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
Nov 1930
PI Assigned:
1930
Source History
Collected
11 September 1930.
Manchuria, China
Collector(s):
Dorsett, Palemon Howard, USDA - Bureau of Plant Industry
Morse, William Joseph, USDA - Bureau of Plant Industry
Accession Names and Identifiers
6316
Type: Collector identifier
Narrative
This grass grows quite abundantly in waste fields and along roadsides. It is generally found on rather poor soil, and has a very good basal growth
Cenchrus purpurascens
Thunb.
Genus:
Cenchrus
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:
9805
Place of publication:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 2:329. 1794
Verified:
03/13/2012
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Alopecurus hordeiformis
L.
Cenchrus compressus
(R. Br.) Morrone
Panicum alopecuroides
L.
Pennisetum alopecuroides
(L.) Spreng.
Pennisetum compressum
R. Br.
Pennisetum hordeiforme
(Thunb.) Spreng.
Pennisetum japonicum
Trin. ex Spreng.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
Chinese fountain grass
1
Erhardt, W. et al.
2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
English
foxtail fountain grass
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
English
swamp foxtail grass
1
CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland.
Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
Note:
four books on weeds worldwide in scope
English
swamp-foxtail
1
Harden, G. J., ed.
1990-1993. Flora of New South Wales.
French
pennisétum
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
German
japanisches Federborstengras
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Swedish
lampborstgräs
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese
lang wei cao
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
Name
References
Annotations
Nomenclature Name Change:
11 Feb 2016, from
Pennisetum alopecuroides
(L.) Spreng. to
Cenchrus purpurascens
Thunb.
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Descriptor
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Value
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Inventory
Availability
GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in decimeters
4
S9.GRASSES
PI 90191 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in decimeters
4
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 90191 02 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Height
Total plant height in decimeters
11
S9.GRASSES
PI 90191 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Height
Total plant height in decimeters
11
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 90191 02 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in decimeters
13
S9.GRASSES
PI 90191 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in decimeters
13
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 90191 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Foliage Distribution
Distribution of leaves on plant
3 - Well distributed
S9.GRASSES
PI 90191 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Foliage Distribution
Distribution of leaves on plant
3 - Well distributed
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 90191 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length measured in centimeters
47
S9.GRASSES
PI 90191 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length measured in centimeters
47
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 90191 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width measured in millimeters
10
S9.GRASSES
PI 90191 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width measured in millimeters
10
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 90191 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Size
Stem size by code
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES
PI 90191 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Size
Stem size by code
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 90191 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Tillers
Abundance of tillers produced
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES
PI 90191 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Tillers
Abundance of tillers produced
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 90191 02 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Days from March 15 planting to first flower
126
S9.GRASSES
PI 90191 01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Foliage Amount
Abundance of foliage produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES
PI 90191 01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Foliage Amount
Abundance of foliage produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 90191 02 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Seed Production
Relative seed production
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES
PI 90191 01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Seed Production
Relative seed production
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 90191 02 SD
Not Available