Catalepis gracilis Stent & Stapf

Species

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Characteristics

Tufted, rhizomatous, creeping perennial, 100-400 mm high. Leaf blade 10-150 x 1-2 mm, fine, curly with age; ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a spike-like panicle, 15-50 mm long; spikelets solitary, sessile or subsessile, 4 or 5 grouped on short lateral branches on central axis. Spikelet 4-5 mm long, laterally compressed, awnless; glumes unequal, lower glume reduced to a small scale; upper glume longer than spikelet, 1-nerved. Floret 1, lemma 3-nerved, hairs in tufts or a line of hairs on either side of keel, entire; anther 1.5-2.0 mm long. Flowering time Jan.-Mar.
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Perennial; up to 0.4 m high; creeping; rhizomatous and tufted. Leaf blades 10-150 x 1-2 mm; leaves fine and curly with age. Flowers: panicle compact (spike-like); 15-30 mm long; spikelets 4-5 mm long; lower glume reduced to a small scale; upper glume 1-nerved.
Creeping perennial, rhizomatous and tufted, up to 400 mm tall. Leaf blades 10-150 mm long, 1-2 mm wide, leaves fine and curly with age. Spikelets 4-5 mm long. Panicle spike-like, 15-30 mm long; lower glume reduced to a small scale; upper glume 1-nerved.
Tufted perennial, 100-400 mm high; rhizome creeping. Leaf blade 10-150 x 1-2 mm, fine, curly with age. Inflorescence 15-50 mm long, spike-like. Spikelet 4-5 mm long; lower glume reduced to a small scale; upper glume 1-nerved; anther 1.5-2.0 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.4
Root system rhizome
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 1-6
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Catalepis gracilis world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:395146-1
WFO ID wfo-0000858476
COL ID RRW3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Catalepis gracilis