Acroceras hubbardii (A.Camus) Clayton

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Acroceras

Characteristics

Slender creeping annual; culms 5–20 cm. high.. Leaf-blades linear, 1–4 cm. long, 1–2 mm. wide.. Inflorescence an ovoid head 0.5–1.5 cm. long, made up of short crowded racemes, these up to 0.5 cm. long but sometimes reduced to a pair of spikelets.. Spikelets elliptic, 2–2.3 mm. long, glabrous or puberulous, the glumes not separated; upper glume and lower lemma slightly nipped at the tip.
Life form annual
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.2
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

Habit

Acroceras hubbardii habit picture by Augustin Soulard (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Acroceras hubbardii flower picture by Augustin Soulard (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Acroceras hubbardii world distribution map, present in Comoros, Madagascar, Réunion, and Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:384515-1
WFO ID wfo-0000841401
COL ID 9LBD
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INPN ID 705765
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Synonyms

Acroceras hubbardii Brachiaria hubbardii