Cannomois scirpoides Hochst.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Restionaceae > Cannomois

Characteristics

Plants clumped or tufted, 0.5-1.5 m; shortly rhizomatous. Culms unbranched, smooth or finely rugulose, green. Leaf sheaths closely convolute, acuminate or acute, persistent, wrapped around culm. Male inflorescences compound, with 21-500 small spikelets per culm; spathes overtopping the spikelets but deciduous. Female spikelets 2-5 per culm; spathes longer than the spikelets, obscuring spikelet, persistent, coriaceous; bracts taller than flowers, bony or coriaceous, apical margin membranous, awned. Ovary unilocular; styles plumose, 2, bases free. Flowering time Mar.-Oct. Fruit an indehiscent nut.
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Dioecious, shortly rhizomatous perennial to 1.5 m, culms usually simple, spathes dark brown, shiny. Flowers with perianth ± a tenth as long as nut.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.5
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Soil texture 5-6
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Distribution

Cannomois scirpoides world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:715764-1
WFO ID wfo-0000343937
COL ID QM9D
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Synonyms

Mesanthus ricinus Cannomois dregei Cannomois scirpoides Thamnochortus scirpoides