Aristida spectabilis Hack. ex Schinz

Species

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Characteristics

Perennial; up to 1.75 m high; densely tufted. Culms with internodes glabrous. Leaf blades up to 600 x 4-5 mm. Flowers: panicle open; spikelets 35-40 mm long (including awns); lower glume 1/2 length to nearly as long as upper glume; firm below; upper 1/3-2/3 membranous and often torn; mucro or awn absent; lemma articulation present between apex of lemma and base of column; column 4-6 mm long; twisted; awns 3; equal to subequal; callus apex naked; emarginate to distinctly bifid.
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Perennial, densely tufted, up to 1.75 m high. Leaf blades up to 600 mm long; 4-5 mm wide. Spikelets 35-40 mm long (including awns); lower glume half the length to nearly as long as the upper, firm below, upper third to two-thirds membranous and often torn, mucro or awn absent; lemma articulation present between apex of lemma and base of column; column 4-6 mm long, twisted; awns 3, equal to subequal; callus tip naked, emarginate to distinctly bifid.
Densely tufted perennial to 1750 mm high. Leaf blade to 600 x 4-5 mm. Spikelet 35-40 mm long (including awns); lower glume 2/3 the length to nearly as long as upper glume, firm below, upper 1/3-2/3 membranous and often torn, mucro or awn absent; lemma articulation present between lemma apex and column base; column 4-6 mm long, twisted; awns three, equal to subequal; callus apex naked, emarginate to distinctly bifid; anther 4.2-6.5 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) 1.75
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 5-8
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Usage

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Therapeutic use -
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Aristida spectabilis world distribution map, present in Botswana and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:389790-1
WFO ID wfo-0000849389
COL ID GPB3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Aristida spectabilis