Details for: 14G6803001, Melica altissima L., 'Purpurea'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Melica altissima L.

Cultivar:

'Purpurea'

Origin:

Origin – Czech Republic

Maintained:

OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Institute

Received by CRI:

1995

Improvement Status:

Advanced/improved cultivar

Life form:

Perennial

Growth class:

flowers: perennial vegetatively propagated

Is Core:

Form Received:

Seed

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	0.1 gram		14G6803001

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Melica altissima L.

Cultivar:

'Purpurea'

Origin:

Origin – Czech Republic

Maintained:

OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Institute

Received by CRI:

1995

Improvement Status:

Advanced/improved cultivar

Life form:

Perennial

Growth class:

flowers: perennial vegetatively propagated

Is Core:

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Donated

Czech Republic

Accession Group(s)

Group name: Trávy
Note: Grasses
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Accession Names and Identifiers

'Purpurea'

Type: Cultivar name

Purpurea

Type: National name

Melica altissima

Type: Full taxon

Narrative

Curator: Simona Raab, OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Institute (CZE082) raab@oseva.cz

Melica altissima L.

Genus:

Melica

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Pooideae

Tribe:

Meliceae

Nomen number:

23946

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:66. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

September 13, 2010 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

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

Common names

LANGUAGE	NAME	SEQ	CITATION
English	Siberian melic	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	tall melic	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Swedish	jätteslok	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study
BIOLOGY	038 Winter hardiness	Field resistance.	9 - very high > 90 (%)	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
MORPHOLOGY	007 Stem - length	At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing.Length including inflorescence.	5 - medium 676 - 850 (mm)	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
MORPHOLOGY	008 Stem - diameter	At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing.	3 - thin 1,0 - 2 (mm)	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
MORPHOLOGY	009 Stem - number of leaves	At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing.	9 - very high > 5	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
MORPHOLOGY	010 Leaf - width of non reproductive leaves	In th autumn of the sowing year.	9 - very wide > 11 (mm)	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
MORPHOLOGY	011 Leaf - width of flag leaf	At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing.	4 - narrow to medium 5,1 - 6,5 (mm)	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
MORPHOLOGY	012 Leaf - length of flag leaf	At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing.	3 - short 101 - 140 (mm)	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
MORPHOLOGY	013 Leaf - width of the second leaf (from the top)	At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing.	6 - medium to wide 8,1 - 9,5 (mm)	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
MORPHOLOGY	014 Leaf - length of the second leaf (from the top)	At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing.	3 - short 101 - 140 (mm)	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
MORPHOLOGY	015 Leaf - primary colour	Genetic colour, when grass is not under stress. At beginning of flowering at forage and ornamental grasses. At turf grasses spring - summer - autumn.	1 - green	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
MORPHOLOGY	016 Leaf - tone of other colour	See descriptor no. 16.	0 - none	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
MORPHOLOGY	017 Leaf - colour intensity	See descriptor no. 16.	5 - medium	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
MORPHOLOGY	018 Leaf - pattern	At beginning of flowering at ornamental grasses.	0 - none	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
MORPHOLOGY	019 Leaf - change in colour in the autumn	At ornamental grasses.	0 - none	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
MORPHOLOGY	020 Inflorescence - length	At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing.	4 - short to medium 141 - 180 (mm)	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
MORPHOLOGY	023 Inflorescence - colour	At beginning of flowering.	5 - violet	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
MORPHOLOGY	024 Inflorescence - colour intensity		7 - dark	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
OTHER	096 Plant - aesthetic value		5 - medium	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
OTHER	097 Plant - ornamental effect		4 - inflorescence colour	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
OTHER	098 Plant - season of main interest		2 - spring - summer	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
OTHER	099 Inflorescence - applicability for drying		7 - high	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
PHENOLOGY	029 Time of inflorescence emergence	Number of days from the 1st April. When beginning has been reached at 10% stems in the plot. At single plants - when the tip of 3 inflorescences is just visible. fig.3	6 - medium to late 54 - 60 (days)	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)
PHENOLOGY	031 Abundance of inflorescence emergence	Estimate of number of flowering stems.m-2 at heading.	7 - high 1501 - 2000	2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12)