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Details for: PI 273250,
Eragrostis bicolor
Nees, 18903
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Eragrostis bicolor
Nees
Top Name:
18903
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
22 Mar 1961
PI Assigned:
1961
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
169
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Seed
200 count
PI 273250 69i 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:
Eragrostis bicolor
Nees
Top Name:
18903
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
22 Mar 1961
PI Assigned:
1961
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
Cape Province, South Africa
Locality:
Five miles southeast of Middleburg, Cradock Road.
Elevation:
1333m.
Environment description:
Rainfall 10 to 15 inches in summer.
Collector(s):
Barclay, A. S., USDA, ARS
Gentry, Howard Scott, Crops Research Division - USDA-ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
18903
Type: Collector identifier
Narrative
Large tufted grass forming complete cover under protected range conditions.
Eragrostis bicolor
Nees
Genus:
Eragrostis
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Eragrostideae
Subtribe:
Eragrostidinae
Nomen number:
27873
Place of publication:
Fl. Afr. austral. ill. 407. 1841
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7363055
Verified:
04/28/1997
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
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GROWTH
Aggressive
Aggressiveness (coded)
2 - MEDIUM
GRASS.W6
PI 273250 69i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf number
Relative number of leaves
1 - MANY
GRASS.W6
PI 273250 69i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Position
Leaf position (coded)
1 - BASAL
GRASS.W6
PI 273250 69i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Strength
Leaf strength (coded)
1 - TENDER
GRASS.W6
PI 273250 69i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Root Type
Root type (coded)
2 - BUNCH
GRASS.W6
PI 273250 69i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Shatter
Amount of shattering (coded)
3 - SLIGHT
GRASS.W6
PI 273250 69i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Habit
Stem growth habit (coded).
1 - ERECT
GRASS.W6
PI 273250 69i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Number
Stem number (coded)
1 - MANY
GRASS.W6
PI 273250 69i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Strength
Stem strength (coded)
2 - AVERAGE
GRASS.W6
PI 273250 69i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Texture
Stem texture (coded)
1 - SOFT
GRASS.W6
PI 273250 69i SD
PHENOLOGY
Bloom date
Bloom date - month and day (MMDD).
5/07
GRASS.W6
PI 273250 69i SD