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Details for: PI 421957,
Panicum amarum
Elliott, 'Northpa'
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Panicum amarum
Elliott
Cultivar:
'Northpa'
Origin:
Collected – North Carolina, United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
29 Sep 1977
PI Assigned:
1978
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Plant
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
186
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
Availability
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Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Panicum amarum
Elliott
Cultivar:
'Northpa'
Origin:
Collected – North Carolina, United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
29 Sep 1977
PI Assigned:
1978
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Plant
Source History
Collected
North Carolina, United States
Locality:
Northeast side of Roanoke Island, Wanchese, Dare County.
Elevation:
1m.
Donated
29 September 1977.
Donor(s):
USDA, SCS
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Northpa'
Type: Cultivar name
Narrative
East exposure with 0-6 percent slope. Sand dune area. Newham sand with Spartina patens and Uniola paniculata.
Panicum amarum
Elliott
Genus:
Panicum
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Panicinae
Nomen number:
70475
Place of publication:
Sketch bot. S. Carolina 1:121. 1816
Verified:
03/01/2004
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Panicum amarum
Elliott var.
amarulum
(Hitchc. & Chase) P. G. Palmer
(5 active accession[s])
Panicum amarum
Elliott var.
amarum
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
bitter beach grass
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
English
bitter panic grass
as
Panicum amarum
var.
amarulum
1
Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp.
1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press.
Note:
Revised version of AH 170
English
coastal panic grass
1
Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp.
1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press.
Note:
Revised version of AH 170
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Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
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GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in decimeters
12.3
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 421957 02 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Height
Total plant height in decimeters
12.3
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 421957 02 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in decimeters
20
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 421957 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Foliage Distribution
Distribution of leaves on plant
3 - Well distributed
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 421957 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length measured in centimeters
55
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 421957 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width measured in millimeters
24.7
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 421957 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Tillers
Abundance of tillers produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 421957 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Flower Length
Length of flower in centimeters
49
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 421957 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Flower Width
Width of flower in centimeters
20
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 421957 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Diameter
Stem diameter in millimeters
11
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 421957 02 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Days from March 15 planting to first flower
173
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 421957 02 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Foliage Amount
Abundance of foliage produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES.2013
PI 421957 02 SD
Not Available