Brachychloa fragilis S.M.Phillips

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Brachychloa

Characteristics

Tufted annual 250-500 mm high; culm decumbent and rooting from nodes. Leaf blade 50-100 x 2-6 mm, linear-lanceolate, flat. Inflorescence of 6-10 distant and ± horizontally spreading racemes, each raceme longer than 30 mm, deciduous. Spikelet 4-5 mm long; lower glume 1-nerved; upper glume 3-5-nerved; lemma 3-nerved, pubescent on lower part of margins; anther 0.1-0.3 mm long.
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Spikelets 4–5 mm long, oblong; glumes 1.7–3 mm long, keeled, narrowly lanceolate in profile, the inferior 1-nerved, the superior 3–5-nerved; lemmas 1.5–2.5 mm long, 3-nerved, lightly keeled, broadly ovate, pubescent on the margins.
Caespitose annual; culms up to 50 cm tall, often decumbent and rooting from the lower nodes; leaf laminas 5–10 cm × 2–6 mm, linear-lanceolate, flat, abruptly pointed at the apex.
Inflorescence 5–10 cm long, comprising 6–10 distant and ± horizontally spreading racemes; racemes 1.5–4 cm long, deciduous at maturity.
Life form annual
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.38 - 0.5
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Environment

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Soil texture 5-6
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Brachychloa fragilis world distribution map, present in Mozambique and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:899341-1
WFO ID wfo-0000854314
COL ID MVFF
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Brachychloa fragilis