Dracoscirpoides ficinioides (Kunth) Muasya

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Dracoscirpoides

Characteristics

Perennial herb, tufted, 0.47-1.13 m high, rhizomes hard, vertical. Leaf blades inrolled (C-shaped), 1.0-1.5 mm wide. Culm scapose, ± terete, 1.5-2.5 mm in diam. Inflorescence head-like, of 3-9 spikelets. Subtending bracts 2, lower erect, much longer than inflorescence, upper spreading, much shorter. Spikelets ovate, 3-5 mm long. Glumes boat-shaped, ovate, obtuse, ± 3 mm long, keel minutely excurrent, flanks nervose, straw-coloured with blackish red markings. Perianth of 5 or 6 slender, retrorsely scabrous, white bristles, longer than nutlet. Flowering time Nov.-Feb. Nutlet elliptic to obovate, beaked, ± 1.8 mm long, 3-angled, greyish brown, surface minutely reticulate.
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Tufted, perennial herb, up to 0.6 m high. Culms firm, erect, rounded. Leaves longer than stem, linear-setaceous. Flowers: single head; long overtopping bract; glumes reddish dark brown; Nov.-Jan.
Tufted, perennial herb, up to 400 mm tall. Leaves longer than stem, linear-setaceous. Head 1. Glumes reddish dark brown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 0.47 - 0.6
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Soil humidity 4-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Distribution

Dracoscirpoides ficinioides world distribution map, present in Lesotho, eSwatini, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77118149-1
WFO ID wfo-0001332559
COL ID 6DJBQ
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Synonyms

Scirpus kunthii Scirpus ficinioides Dracoscirpoides ficinioides