Eragrostis sclerantha subsp. sclerantha Hack.

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Densely tufted perennial to 700 mm high; base slightly swollen; basal sheaths densely tomentose long woolly-hairy (sometimes only visible on inner sheaths and also sometimes not curly); culm nodes eglandular. Leaf blade 15-250 x 2.0-6.5 mm; eglandular. Inflorescence 60350 mm long, open, branches spreading, lowest branches not whorled, axils glabrous, branches hairy; spikelets many, either adpressed to branches or spreading; pedicels stout. Spikelet 2-5 x 1.5-3.0 mm, dark olive-green; rachilla persistent, lemmas and/or paleas breaking up from base upwards; glumes subequal, lanceolate in side view, keeled, acute, ± up to middle of lemma above; lemma 1.5-2.0 mm long, acute to subacute, lateral nerves indistinct; palea persistent, keels entire, wingless, scabrid, margins wide apart, same width between margins and keels; anthers 3, 0.7-1.0 mm long; caryopsis ellipsoid.
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Perennial, densely tufted, up to 0.7 m high. Leaf blades up to 200 mm long, up to 6.5 mm wide. Basal sheaths densely woolly-hairy, sometimes this only visible on inner sheaths. Spikelets 2-5 mm long, 1.5-3.0 mm wide. Inflorescence branches spreading, with many spikelets, either appressed to branches or spreading; spikelets dark olive-green, rhachilla persistent, lemmas and/or paleas breaking up from base upwards; lemma acute, lateral nerves conspicuous; palea keels entire, scabrid; anthers 3, 0.7-1.0 mm long. Caryopsis ellipsoid.
Perennial; up to 0.7 m high; densely tufted. Leaf blades up to 200 x 6.5 mm; basal sheaths densely woolly hairy; sometimes this only visible on inner sheaths. Flowers: panicle with branches spreading; spikelets; many; either appressed to branches or spreading; 2-5 x 1.5-3.0 mm; spikelets dark olive-green; rachilla persistent; lemmas and/or paleae breaking up from base upwards; lemmas acute; without glands; lateral nerves conspicuous; palea keels entire; scabrid; anthers 3; 0.7-1.0 mm long; caryopsis ellipsoid.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.7
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Environment

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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Eragrostis sclerantha subsp. sclerantha world distribution map, present in Angola, Lesotho, eSwatini, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77171252-1
WFO ID wfo-0001096252
COL ID 5H5JS
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Synonyms

Eragrostis natalensis Eragrostis sclerantha subsp. sclerantha