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Agrostis montevidensis Spreng. ex Nees

Agrostis (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Agrostis

Characteristics

Tufted annual, 200-600 mm high. Leaf blade up to 130 x 1-2 mm; ligule an unfringed membrane. Inflorescence a very diffuse panicle, branches hair-like; pedicels 20 mm long or more. Spikelet 1.5-2.5 mm long, laterally compressed, disarticulating above glumes; glumes ± equal, as long as to longer than spikelet, lanceolate, acuminate, 1-nerved, keels scabrid. Floret 1, rachilla not produced; lemma less firm than glumes, glabrous, 5-nerved; awned from just above middle, awn up to 2.5 mm long; palea absent; callus glabrous; anther 0.5-1.1 mm long. Flowering time Nov.-Apr.
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Tufted annual 200-600 mm high. Leaf blade to 130 x 1-2 mm. Inflorescence very diffuse, branches hair-like. Spikelet 1.5-2.5 mm long; rachilla not produced; glume 1.5-2.5 mm long, lanceolate, acuminate, keel scabrid; lemma glabrous, 5-nerved, awned from ± middle; palea absent or very reduce (0.2 mm long); callus glabrous to minutely tufted hairy; anther 0.5-1.1 mm long.
Annual, up to 0.6 m high. Leaf blades up to 130 mm long, 1-2 mm wide. Spikelets 1.5-2.5 mm long. Panicle very diffuse, branches hair-like; pedicels 20 mm long or more; paleas absent.
Annual to 60 cm. Leaves linear. Spikelets in a diffuse panicle with hair-like branches, 1.5-2.5 mm long, pedicels longer than 20 mm.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.6
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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Soil humidity 4-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Agrostis montevidensis world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Paraguay, eSwatini, Uruguay, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:386020-1
WFO ID wfo-0000844017
COL ID B9W5
BDTFX ID 101664
INPN ID 610790
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Synonyms

Agrostis montevidensis f. submutica Agrostis montevidensis Agrostis montevidensis f. montevidensis Agrostis canina var. montevidensis Agrostis laxiflora var. aristata Agrostis montevidensis var. submutica Agrostis montevidensis var. montevidensis Agrostis montevidensis var. aristata
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