MONARDA

Descriptors
Category: COMMENT
  1. OMERNIK LEVEL III ECOREGION (OMERNIK LEVEL III ECOREGION) Listing of Omernik Level III Ecoregion where germplasm was obtained.
Category: MORPHOLOGY
  1. BRACT COLOR (BRACT COLOR) Predominant color of the inflorescence bract midrib for 10 plants at full bloom.
  2. CALYX LENGTH (CALYX LENGTH) Calyx length (including awns), in mm. Average for one flower from each of 10 plants at full bloom.
  3. CALYX WIDTH (CALYX WIDTH) Calyx width, in mm. Average for one flower from each of 10 plants at full bloom.
  4. CAPITULUM DIAMETER (CAPITULUM DIAMETER) Diamteter, in mm of capitulum. Average of 10, one from each of 10 plants.
  5. CHLOROSIS (CHLOROSIS) Proportion of 10 plants that were chlorotic at peak flowering.
  6. COROLLA COLOR (COROLLA COLOR) Predominant color of the main corolla for fully-expanded flowers. Categorized according to red, green, blue (RGB) and CIE L*a*b* values obtained from scanned flowers with Food Image Inspector software.
  7. COROLLA LOWER LIP LENGTH (COROLLA LOWER LIP LENGTH) Length, in mm, of the corolla lower lips. Average of 10 flowers, one from each of 10 plants at full bloom.
  8. COROLLA TUBE LENGTH (COROLLA TUBE LENGTH) Length, in mm, of the corolla tube. Average of 10 flowers, one from each of 10 plants.
  9. COROLLA UPPER LIP LENGTH (COROLLA UPPER LIP LENGTH) Length, in mm, of the corolla upper lips. Average of 10 flowers, one from each of 10 plants at full bloom.
  10. COROLLA UPPER LIP SHAPE (COROLLA UPPER LIP SHAPE) Predominant shape of the corolla upper lips for 10 plants at full bloom.
  11. GROWTH HABIT (GROWTH HABIT) Predominant plant form.
  12. INFLORESCENCE DIAMETER (INFLORESCENCE DIAMETER) Diameter, in mm, of the inflorescence perpendicular to the axis of the inflorescence at full bloom. Average of 10 flowers, one from each of 10 plants.
  13. INFLORESCENCE PROFUSION (INFLORESCENCE PROFUSION) Rating of inflorescence profusion of an individual plant, where 1=few flowers and 9=extremely floriferous. Average of 10 plants, rated at full bloom.
  14. INFLORESCENCE QUALITY (INFLORESCENCE QUALITY) Rating of inflorescence ornamental quality of an individual plant, where 1=poor quality and 9=exceptional quality. Average of 10 plants, rated at full bloom.
  15. INFLORESCENCES PER STEM (INFLORESCENCES PER STEM) Number of inflorescences on one flowering stem. Average of 10 stems, one from each of ten plants.
  16. LEAF ABAXIAL PUBESCENCE (LEAF ABAXIAL PUBESCENCE) Proportion of plants (random sample of 10) with pubescence on the abaxial leaf surface of a midstem leaf.
  17. LEAF ADAXIAL PUBESCENCE (LEAF ADAXIAL PUBESCENCE) Proportion of plants (random sample of 10) with pubescence on the adaxial leaf surface of a midstem leaf.
  18. LEAF AREA (LEAF AREA) Square mm of leaf area on a midstem leaf. Average of 10 leaves, one leaf from each of 10 plants. Measured on scanned leaves with Food Image Inspector software.
  19. LEAF LENGTH (LEAF LENGTH) Length, in mm, of the midstem leaf blades. Average of 10 leaves, one from each of 10 plants during full bloom.
  20. LEAF LENGTH-WIDTH RATIO (LEAF LENGTH-WIDTH RATIO) Ratio of leaf length to width, measured in mm of midstem leaf blades. Average of 10 leaves, one from each of 10 plants during full bloom.
  21. LEAF MARGIN (LEAF MARGIN) Margin of midstem leaf blades. Preponderance for 10 leaves, one from each of 10 plants during full bloom.
  22. LEAF SHAPE BASE (LEAF SHAPE BASE) Shape of base of midstem leaf blades. Preponderance for 10 leaves, one from each of 10 plants during full bloom.
  23. LEAF SHAPE TIP (LEAF SHAPE TIP) Shape of apex of midstem leaf blades. Preponderance for 10 leaves, one from each of 10 plants during full bloom.
  24. LEAF WIDTH (LEAF WIDTH) Width, in mm, of the midstem leaf blades at the widest point. Average of 10 leaves, one from each of 10 plants during full bloom.
  25. PETIOLE LENGTH (PETIOLE LENGTH) Length, in mm, of midstem leaf petioles. Average of 10 leaves, one from each of 10 plants during full bloom.
  26. PETIOLE PUBESCENCE (PETIOLE PUBESCENCE) Proportion of plants (random sample of 10) with pubescence on the petiole of a midstem leaf during full bloom.
  27. PLANT HEIGHT (PLANT HEIGHT) Plant height, in mm, from the base of the plant to the highest tip of the flowering stalk. Average of 10 mature plants in full bloom.
  28. PLANT WIDTH (PLANT WIDTH) Maximum diameter, in mm, of the plant parallel to ground. Average of 10 mature plants in full bloom.
  29. POPULATION VARIABILITY (POPULATION VARIABILITY) Morphological variability of population when considering all traits. Rating where 1=very uniform population and 9=extremely variable. Average of two plots of 20 plants in full bloom (one rating per plot).
  30. STEM BRANCHES (STEM BRANCHES) Number of branches per stem. Average of 10 stems, one from each of 10 plants in full bloom.
  31. STEM PUBESCENCE (STEM PUBESCENCE) Proportion of plants (random sample of 10) with pubescence on the stem between the second and third pair of leaves from the apex.
Category: PHENOLOGY
  1. DAYS IN BLOOM (DAYS IN BLOOM) Number of days from the first flower of the earliest blooming plant to the last flower of the latest blooming plant during the growing season.
  2. FIRST FLOWER DATE (FIRST FLOWER DATE) Date of the first flower opening on the earliest blooming plant in the population.
  3. LAST FLOWER DATE (LAST FLOWER DATE) Date of the last flower opening on the latest blooming plant in the population.
  4. SEED RIPENING DATE (SEED RIPENING DATE) Date of peak seed ripening.
Category: STRESS
  1. USDA COLD HARDINESS ZONE (USDA COLD HARDINESS ZONE) USDA Cold Hardiness Zone from which original, wild collected germplasm was obtained. USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2012. Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.