Eriochloa parvispiculata C.E.Hubb.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Eriochloa

Characteristics

Tufted perennial; culms 30–120 cm. high.. Leaf-blades 8–30 cm. long, 3–10 mm. wide.. Inflorescence 5–15 cm. long; racemes 1–7 cm. long, the rhachis puberulous, narrowly winged, with the spikelets densely imbricate in clusters of 2–4.. Spikelets lanceolate, 2–2.5 mm. long, thinly pubescent; lower glume absent; upper glume acuminate or with an awn point up to 0.3 mm. long; lower floret represented only by a lemma; upper lemma with a mucro 0.1–0.3 mm. long.
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Tufted perennial 300-1 200 mm high. Leaf blade 80-300 x 3-10 mm. Inflorescence branches few, adpressed to main axis, rachis puberulous; spikelets densely imbricate. Spikelet 2.0-2.5 mm long, sparsely pubescent; lower glume absent; upper glume mucronate or with an awn point up to 0.5 mm long; lower floret sterile, palea absent; upper lemma awn 0.1-0.5 mm long; anther 0.5-1.0 mm long.
Perennial, tufted, up to 1.2 m high. Leaf blades 80-300 mm long, 3-10 mm wide. Spikelets 2.0-2.5 mm long. Inflorescence branches few, appressed to main axis; lower glume apparently absent; upper glume with a mucro.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.2
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Eriochloa parvispiculata world distribution map, present in Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, eSwatini, Tanzania, United Republic of, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:402041-1
WFO ID wfo-0000869112
COL ID 3B3PG
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Synonyms

Eriochloa parvispiculata