Details for: PI 271580, Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv., 1261


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv.
Top Name:
1261
Origin:
Collected – India
Received by NPGS:
06 Feb 1961
PI Assigned:
1961
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed200 countPI 271580 01 SD
 
Restrictions
Interstate Shipment Restricted by Federal Seed Act
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  • USA – California
CCR 4500 Noxious Weed
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv.
Top Name:
1261
Origin:
Collected – India
Received by NPGS:
06 Feb 1961
PI Assigned:
1961
Source History
Collected

India
Locality: Fifty km from Mandi towards Simla
Environment description: Steep, wooded hills in high rainfall area

Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
1261
Type: Collector identifier

Narrative
Plants to 1m high
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv.
Genus:
Heteropogon
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Anthristiriinae
Nomen number:

18953
Place of publication:

J. J. Roemer & J. A. Schultes, Syst. veg. 2:836. 1817
Comment:
the combination was ascribed to Palisot de Beauvois, who was thanked for his contributions in vol. 1, p. xviii
Verified:
02/21/2022 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andropogon contortus L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Heteropogon hirtus Pers.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishblack spear grass  1Veldkamp, J. F. 1997. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Englishbunch spear grass  1Veldkamp, J. F. 1997. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Englishbunched spear grass  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishspear grass  1't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:137.
Englishtangle grass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishtanglehead  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Afrikaansassegaaigras  2Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Afrikaanssteekgras  2Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Frenchherbe à moutons  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Frenchherbe barbue  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Frenchherbe polisson  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
GermanSpeergras  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portugueseflechinha  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Spanishhierba torcida  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Transcribed Chinesehuang mao  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters6 S9.GRASSESPI 271580 01 SD
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters6 S9.GRASSESPI 271580 01 SD
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters18 S9.GRASSESPI 271580 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant2 - Cauline S9.GRASSESPI 271580 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters20 S9.GRASSESPI 271580 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters6 S9.GRASSESPI 271580 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 271580 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 271580 01 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower138 S9.GRASSESPI 271580 01 SD
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 271580 01 SD
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 271580 01 SD
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage9 - Complete winter kill S9.GRASSESPI 271580 01 SD