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Plant Variety Journal - IP Australia

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Choice of Comparators Characteristics used for grouping varieties to identify the most similar<br />

<strong>Variety</strong> of Common Knowledge<br />

Organ/<strong>Plant</strong> Part Context State of Expression in Group of Varieties<br />

Stem presence of hairs present<br />

Leaf type simple<br />

Leaf attitude horizontal<br />

Leaf arrangement whorled<br />

Leaf petiole absent<br />

Leaf shape oblate<br />

Leaf shape of apex apiculate<br />

Leaf shape of base attenuate<br />

Leaf presence of variegation absent<br />

Bract shape acuminate<br />

Most Similar Varieties of Common Knowledge identified (VCK)<br />

Name Comments<br />

‘Poise’ P. nobilis<br />

‘Passion’ P. nobilis<br />

‘Musk Sticks’ P. exaltatus<br />

Source population P. nobilis<br />

Varieties of Common Knowledge identified and subsequently excluded<br />

<strong>Variety</strong> Distinguishing State of Expression State of Expression in Comments<br />

Characteristics in Candidate <strong>Variety</strong>Comparator<br />

<strong>Variety</strong><br />

‘Passion’ Inflorescence colour green-cream mid purple ‘Passion’ was excluded<br />

because it has a mid purple<br />

inflorescence colour<br />

‘Musk Inflorescence colour green-cream bright pink ‘Musk Sticks’ was<br />

Sticks’<br />

excluded based on bright<br />

pink inflorescence colour<br />

<strong>Variety</strong> Description and Distinctness - Characteristics which distinguish the candidate from one or<br />

more of the comparators are marked with a tick.<br />

Organ/<strong>Plant</strong> Part: Context ‘Purity’ ‘Poise’ Source population<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>: type<br />

herbaceous<br />

perennial<br />

herbaceous<br />

perennial<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>: growth habit erect erect erect<br />

herbaceous<br />

perennial<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>: density sparse to medium sparse to medium sparse to medium<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>: height medium to tall medium to tall medium to tall<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>: time of beginning of<br />

flowering<br />

Stem: intensity of basal branching<br />

medium medium medium<br />

high medium<br />

Stem: presence of hairs present present present<br />

Stem: degree of hairiness very low very low very low<br />

Page 389 of 550<br />

<strong>Plant</strong> Varieties <strong>Journal</strong> Vol. 21 No.3<br />

variable; medium to<br />

high

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