Carex schweickerdtii (Merxm. & Podlech) Luceño & Martín-bravo

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

Planta perennis; culmus ad 120 cm altus, triqueter, laevis; folia culmum aequantia vel superantia, ad 12 mm lata, plana, laevia; inflorescentia paniculata 15-20 cm longa, interrupta; spicae 4-7, oblongi-lanceolatae, 4-5 cm longae multispiculatae, superiores approximatae, inferiores remotae longe pedunculatae, pedunculis glaberrimis; bracteae longe vaginantes, superiores setaceae, inferiores foliaceae inflorescentiam longe superantes; spiculae propriae 1.5-3 cm longae, bracteolis squamiformibus longe setacei-cuspidatis suffultae; spiculae partiales 10-12 mm longae acutae androgynae, rarius uniflorae femineae; squamae lanceolatae acuminatae et longe aristatae, pallide ferrugineae; prophyllum 6 mm longum marginibus fere usque ad apicem connatis, glabrum plurinervosum, pallide ferrugineum; rhachilla secundaria complanata, marginibus apice parce hispidulis, achaenio aequilonga vel longiora; pars masculina spiculae partialis 8 mm longa acuta; squamae 8-10, ima saepe mucronata, superiores acuminatae stramineae; nux lineari-oblonga trigona 4 mm longa et 0.8 mm lata, styli basi conica coronata, fusca, dense et minute papillosa; stylus ciliatus; stigmata 3.
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Perennial herb, tufted, robust, 1.2-1.4 m high. Leaf blades 7.5-12 mm wide, flat to V-shaped. Culm nodose, 3-angled, 2.5-5.0 mm in diam. Inflorescence an interrupted panicle, apical co-florescence 40-60 x 20-35 mm. Subtending bracts: lowest with sheath 50-60 mm long. Spikelet bracts (glumes): female lanceolate, 5.6-8.4 x 1.8-2.0 mm, keel excurrent into long or short awn. Perigynium narrowly oblong, 5.6-9.0 x 0.7-2.0 mm (including 2-3 mm long rostrum), nervose, golden-brown. Flowering time Oct.-Dec. Nutlet linear-oblong, 4.2-5.2 x 0.6-1.6 mm, 3-angled.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 1.2 - 1.3
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Soil texture 7-8
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Distribution

Carex schweickerdtii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77149535-1
WFO ID wfo-0001343408
COL ID RBRL
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Synonyms

Schoenoxiphium schweickerdtii Carex schweickerdtii