Details for: PI 299963, Eragrostis sp., 454


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Eragrostis sp.
Top Name:
454
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed200 countPI 299963 71i 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 sp.
Top Name:
454
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected

South Africa
Locality: Clay soil, between Hwy N-14 and Pongola River, entrance to Pongolapoort, 12 miles NE of Mkuze. Annual rainfall 21in.
Elevation: 160m.

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

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
454
Type: Collector identifier

AJO-0464
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Perennial bunchgrass; leaves to 12in high; heavy seeder. May be a new species. Seeds. 10
Eragrostis spp.
Genus:
Eragrostis
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Eragrostideae
Subtribe:
Eragrostidinae
Nomen number:

300203
Comment:
catch-all record for unidentified or unnamed plants of Eragrostis
Verified:
05/10/2000 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Acamptoclados spp.

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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHAggressiveAggressiveness (coded)2 - MEDIUM GRASS.W6PI 299963 71i SD
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.016 GRASS.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 299963 71i SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf numberRelative number of leaves1 - MANY GRASS.W6PI 299963 71i SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf PositionLeaf position (coded)1 - BASAL GRASS.W6PI 299963 71i SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf StrengthLeaf strength (coded)1 - TENDER GRASS.W6PI 299963 71i SD
MORPHOLOGYRoot TypeRoot type (coded)2 - BUNCH GRASS.W6PI 299963 71i SD
MORPHOLOGYShatterAmount of shattering (coded)3 - SLIGHT GRASS.W6PI 299963 71i SD
MORPHOLOGYStem HabitStem growth habit (coded).1 - ERECT GRASS.W6PI 299963 71i SD
MORPHOLOGYStem NumberStem number (coded)2 - AVERAGE GRASS.W6PI 299963 71i SD
MORPHOLOGYStem StrengthStem strength (coded)2 - AVERAGE GRASS.W6PI 299963 71i SD
MORPHOLOGYStem TextureStem texture (coded)1 - SOFT GRASS.W6PI 299963 71i SD
PHENOLOGYBloom dateBloom date - month and day (MMDD).7/22 GRASS.W6PI 299963 71i SD