Anthochortus ecklonii Nees

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Restionaceae > Anthochortus

Characteristics

Plants tangled, forming large cushions, 0.2-0.4 m high. Culms branched, ridged and striate, green. Leaf sheaths persistent, green with brown stripes, apices extending as a persistent hair-like mucro or awn. Inflorescences: male and female ones of 1-several, small spikelets; spathes with persistent, hair-like awn. Bracts cartilaginous or membranous, apices with very short awn or absent. Female perianth not flattened, longer than ovary, persistent. Ovary unilocular with 2 free, plumose, white styles. Flowering time Oct.-Jan. Fruit a soft nutlet, indehiscent.
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Dioecious, tangled, often cushion-forming perennial to 50 cm, producing stolons, culms sparsely branched, striate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 4-6
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Usage

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Therapeutic use -
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Anthochortus ecklonii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:715705-1
WFO ID wfo-0000340225
COL ID 67C8X
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Anthochortus ecklonii Restio tenuis Calorophus tenuis Hypolaena tenuis Willdenowia ecklonii