Details for: PI 565509, Festuca arundinacea Schreb., 'PIXIE'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
Cultivar:
'PIXIE'
Origin:
Developed – Idaho, United States
Received by NPGS:
04 Mar 1993
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Seed100 countPI 565509 2022i 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:
Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
Cultivar:
'PIXIE'
Origin:
Developed – Idaho, United States
Received by NPGS:
04 Mar 1993
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Donated
04 March 1993.
United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'PIXIE'
Type: Cultivar name

Narrative
Turf-type tall fescue with medium-dark green color, fine leaf texture, and improved density. Adapted to golf course roughs, sports turfs, lawns, and parks in areas where tall fescue is suited for turf. Compatible in blends and mixtures with Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis) and other tall fescues.
Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
Genus:
Festuca
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Loliinae
Nomen number:

16631
Place of publication:

Spic. fl. lips. 57. 1771 Jul-Oct
Comment:
the priority of this name vis-à-vis Poa phoenix Scop. (1771) is uncertain
Verified:
11/21/1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. f. arundinacea (0 active accession[s])
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. subsp. arundinacea (8 active accession[s])
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. subsp. atlantigena (St.-Yves) Auquier (1 active accession[s])
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. subsp. atlantigena (St.-Yves) Auquier f. pseudomairei (Litard. & Maire) Auquier (0 active accession[s])
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. subsp. cirtensis (St.-Yves) Gamisans (0 active accession[s])
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. subsp. fenas (Lag.) Arcang. (3 active accession[s])
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. subsp. orientalis (Hack.) K. Richt. (2 active accession[s])
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. subsp. uechtritziana (Wiesb.) Hegi (1 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Festuca elatior L.
Festuca elatior L. f. elatior
Festuca elatior L. subsp. elatior
Festuca elatior L. var. elatior

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishreed fescue  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishtall fescue  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Chinesewei zhuang yang mao苇状羊茅 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
English (Canada)tall fescue  Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 25-26.
Frenchfétuque élevée  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchfétuque roseau  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)fétuque élevée  Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 25-26.
GermanRohrschwingel  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianfestuca arundinacea  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmajioni-ushi-no-kegusa  2Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Portugueseerva-corneira  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishcañuela alta  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishrörsvingel  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Pedigree
Description:
Synthetic selected from 47 sister lines. Parental germplasm traces to plants selected from or closely related to Rebell tall fescue selected from turfs in AL, GA, ID, KS, KY, MD, MS, MO, NJ, NC, OH, PA, TN, TX, AND VA.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-61, FESCUE. Issued: 01 May 1997.
  • Sellmann, M. J., A. D. Brede, & C. R. Funk. 1997. Pixie Tall Fescue. Crop Sci. (Madison) 37(3):1011.

U.S. Plant Variety Protection
PVP 9300148
Variety: Pixie
Taxonomy: Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
Experimental name/synonym: J-89
Crop: FESCUE, TALL
Applicant: Simplot Turf and Horticulture
Date filed: 03/02/1993
Date issued: 01/31/2000
Status: Certificate Expired
Status date: 01/31/2018

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.312 GRASS.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 565509 96o SDNot Available