Ehrharta longigluma C.E.Hubb.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Ehrharta

Characteristics

Tufted perennial, 300-600 mm high, erect; rhizomes long and slender. Leaf blade 25-120 x 2-4 mm, expanded; ligule an unfringed membrane. Inflorescence a narrow panicle. Spikelet 4.0-7.5 mm long; glumes equal, 0.5-2.0 mm longer than spikelet, 5-nerved. Florets 3; lower 2 florets sterile, awnless, lemmas similar, glabrous, second sterile lemma with a pair of ear-like appendages at base; uppermost floret bisexual, lemma firmer than glumes; anther 1.8-2.2 mm long. Flowering time Nov.-Mar.
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Tufted perennial 300-600 mm high, erect; rhizomes long, slender. Leaf blade 25-120 x 2-4 mm, expanded. Spikelet 4.0-7.5 mm long; glumes equal, 0.5-2.0 mm longer than spikelet; sterile lemmas similar, glabrous, awnless; 1st sterile lemma shorter than 2nd sterile lemma; 2nd sterile lemma with a pair of ear-like appendages at base; anther 1.8-2.2 mm long.
Perennial; up to 0.6 m high; rhizomes long and slender; or tufted and erect. Leaf blades 25-120 x 2-4 mm; flat. Flowers: panicle contracted; spikelets 4.0-7.5 mm long; glumes equal; 0.52.0 mm longer than spikelet; sterile lemmas similar; glabrous; shining; not awned; second pair with ear-like appendages at base.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
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Distribution

Ehrharta longigluma world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:399863-1
WFO ID wfo-0000865586
COL ID 38V3Q
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Synonyms

Ehrharta brachylemma Ehrharta longigluma