Bromus natalensis Stapf

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Bromus

Characteristics

Perennial 500-1200 mm high, rhizomatous; old leaf sheaths firm, erect, fibrous. Leaf blade 70-150 x 4-7 mm. Inflorescence open; culms glabrous or scaberulous below inflorescence; at least some pedicels/branches usually longer than spikelets; sparsely hairy to hispid. Spikelet 35-55 x 5-10 mm (including awns), glabrous, finely scabrid; lower glume 3-nerved; upper glume 5-7-nerved; lemma 15-18 mm long, nerves scabrid; awn 6-15 mm long, straight; anthers 5.8-6.5 mm long.
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Perennial, rhizomatous, up to 1.2 m high. Leaf blades 70-150 mm long, 4-7 mm wide. Spikelets 35-55 mm long, 5-10 mm wide. Panicle open, pedicels sparsely villous to echinate; spikelets glabrous or finely scabrid; lower glume 3-nerved, upper 5-7-nerved; lemmas 15-18 mm long, awns 6-15 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.85 - 1.2
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Environment

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Soil texture 7-8
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Bromus natalensis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:393922-1
WFO ID wfo-0000856104
COL ID ND7P
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Bromus natalensis Bromus natalensis var. lasiophilus