Details for: PI 434462, Leptochloa crinita (Lag.) P. M. Peterson & N. Snow, Kinney Germplasm

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Leptochloa crinita (Lag.) P. M. Peterson & N. Snow

Top Name:

Kinney Germplasm

Origin:

Collected – Texas, United States

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

Mar 1979

PI Assigned:

1979

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Inventory Volume:

187
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Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		PI 434462 CR02 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Leptochloa crinita (Lag.) P. M. Peterson & N. Snow

Top Name:

Kinney Germplasm

Origin:

Collected – Texas, United States

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

Mar 1979

PI Assigned:

1979

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Source History

Collected

1955.
Texas, United States
Locality: Collected from vacant lots, Bracketville, Texas

Donated

March 1979.

Donor(s):

USDA, SCS

Accession Names and Identifiers

Kinney Germplasm

Type: Other or unclassified name

MS-4557

Type: Other or unclassified name

PMT-12

Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative

High survival rate maintaining 90% stand throughout an extended period of drought. High production of seed heads and early green-up while being very vigorous and productive. Generally beings to green-up the first week of February in south Texas. Plant height averages 55cm and plant width 65cm of vegetative forage by end of February. Adapted to both heavy and light soils but prefers heavy soils near streams. Seeds approx. 2.4-3.8mm long. Seed maturity occurs usually twice a years. Seed quality averages 55% germination

Leptochloa crinita (Lag.) P. M. Peterson & N. Snow

Genus:

Leptochloa

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Chloridoideae

Tribe:

Cynodonteae

Subtribe:

Eleusininae

Nomen number:

497356

Place of publication:

Ann. Bot. (Oxford) ser. 2, 109:1327. 2012

Verified:

Name not verified.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Chloris crinita Lag.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Trichloris crinita (Lag.) Parodi

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Chloris mendocina Phil.
Chloropsis mendocina (Phil.) Kuntze
Trichloris mendocina (Phil.) Kurtz

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	false Rhodes grass		as Trichloris crinita	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: as Trichloris crinita

Annotations

Nomenclature Name Change: 02 May 2022, from Trichloris crinita (Lag.) Parodi to Leptochloa crinita (Lag.) P. M. Peterson & N. Snow