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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 />

‘Musk Sticks’ This is the most similar variety (P. exaltatus) of common knowledge<br />

available.<br />

‘Poise’ P. nobilis.<br />

‘Passion’ source population Source population of P. nobilis cv. ‘Passion’.<br />

‘Purity’ P. nobilis.<br />

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

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

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

in<br />

Comparator<br />

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

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

the basis of having a<br />

green-cream<br />

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:<br />

Context<br />

‘Passion’ ‘Musk Sticks’<br />

‘Passion Source<br />

Population’<br />

‘Poise’<br />

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

herbaceous<br />

perennial<br />

herbaceous<br />

perennial<br />

herbaceous<br />

perennial<br />

herbaceous<br />

perennial<br />

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

<strong>Plant</strong>: density<br />

very sparse to<br />

sparse to medium<br />

sparse<br />

sparse to medium sparse to medium<br />

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

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

beginning of flowering<br />

Stem: intensity of<br />

basal branching<br />

Stem: presence of<br />

hairs<br />

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

medium medium to late medium medium<br />

very high high high medium<br />

present present present present<br />

Page 393 of 550

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