Details for: PI 299947, Eragrostis obtusa Munro ex Ficalho & Hiern, 603


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Eragrostis obtusa Munro ex Ficalho & Hiern
Top Name:
603
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed200 countPI 299947 67i 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 obtusa Munro ex Ficalho & Hiern
Top Name:
603
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected

South Africa
Locality: Disturbed roadside 12 miles southeast of Jasenville, on Pearston Road. Annual rainfall 8in.
Elevation: 530m.

Collector(s):
Donated
31 August 1964.
Maryland, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
603
Type: Collector identifier

AJO-0464
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Perennial bunchgrass; leaves to 6in high; heads to 10in high Seeds 10
Eragrostis obtusa Munro ex Ficalho & Hiern
Genus:
Eragrostis
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Eragrostideae
Subtribe:
Eragrostidinae
Nomen number:

15287
Place of publication:

Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 2:32. 1881
Verified:
04/28/1997 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.016 GRASS.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 299947 67i SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf numberRelative number of leaves2 - AVERAGE GRASS.W6PI 299947 64o SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf PositionLeaf position (coded)2 - CAULINE GRASS.W6PI 299947 64o SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf StrengthLeaf strength (coded)1 - TENDER GRASS.W6PI 299947 64o SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYRoot TypeRoot type (coded)2 - BUNCH GRASS.W6PI 299947 64o SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYShatterAmount of shattering (coded)3 - SLIGHT GRASS.W6PI 299947 64o SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem HabitStem growth habit (coded).1 - ERECT GRASS.W6PI 299947 64o SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem NumberStem number (coded)3 - FEW GRASS.W6PI 299947 64o SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem StrengthStem strength (coded)2 - AVERAGE GRASS.W6PI 299947 64o SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem TextureStem texture (coded)2 - MEDIUM GRASS.W6PI 299947 64o SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYBloom dateBloom date - month and day (MMDD).6/08 GRASS.W6PI 299947 64o SDNot Available