Details for: PI 604793, Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack., 'TennTurf'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.
Cultivar:
'TennTurf'
Origin:
Developed – Tennessee, United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
05 Oct 1998
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.
Cultivar:
'TennTurf'
Origin:
Developed – Tennessee, United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
05 Oct 1998
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
1998.
Tennessee, United States

Developer(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'TennTurf'
Type: Cultivar name

A-84
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
Uniquely cold hardy and the only proven true cold hardy centipedegrass cultivar known and presently available. Evaluated at 120m, 230m, 290m, and over 600m elevations with practically 100% sod survival even at winter temperatures from -17 to -31 deg. C. Diploid (2n=18) lawntype turfgrass well suited to poor soils, a low pH (4.5 to 5.5), and low fertility (only 1 pound N/1,000 sq. ft./year). Although adaptable throughout the southern region of U.S., particularly advantageous for use in the upper south and at higher elevations. Color light green, normal growing height, and has good resistance to disease and insects. Best use is full sun, but will tolerate light shade. Viable seed but is being released only for vegetative plantings to protect the genetic factors contributing to its cold tolerance.
Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.
Genus:
Eremochloa
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Ratzeburgiinae
Nomen number:

15352
Place of publication:

A. L. P. P. de Candolle & A. C. de Candolle, Monogr. phan. 6:261. 1889
Verified:
12/04/1997 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Ischaemum ophiuroides Munro

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcentipede grass  1Alderson, 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
Englishlazy-man's grass  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
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Pedigree
Description:
Originally found growing in a lawn in Chattanooga, TN that regrew over the lawn from a single sprig surviving the winter of 1955-1956.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-194, OTHER GRASSES. Issued: 01 May 1999.
  • Callahan, L. M. 1999. TennTurf Centipedegrass. Crop Sci. (Madison) 39(3):873.