Danthoniopsis parva (J.B.Phipps) Clayton

Species

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Characteristics

Tufted perennial 300-600 mm high; culms delicate. Leaf blade to 50 x 3 mm Inflorescence straw coloured; spikelets in pairs; pedicels unequal. Spikelet 4.0-6.5 mm long; lower glume 3.0-3.8 mm long; upper glume 5-nerved; lower lemma 3-nerved; upper lemma 5-nerved, with 3 tufts of white hairs on either side of central nerve on upper half, loosely hairy below tufts, lobes 1.5 mm long, acute, central awn 7-10 mm long; anther 1-2 mm long.
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Perennial, tufted, up to 0.6 m high. Leaf blades up to 50 mm long, 3 mm wide. Culms delicate. Spikelets ± 4 mm long. Inflorescence straw-coloured; spikelets in pairs; upper glume 5-nerved; lower lemma 3-nerved, awns 7-10 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.45 - 0.6
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Environment

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Soil texture 7-9
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Danthoniopsis parva world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:397812-1
WFO ID wfo-0000862229
COL ID 344HK
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Petrina parva Danthoniopsis parva