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Ficinia gracilis Schrad.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Ficinia

Characteristics

Perennial herb, tufted, 0.15-0.45 m high. Leaf blades shorter than culms, channelled (C-shaped. Culm ridged, terete, 0.8-1.2 mm in diam. Inflorescence dense, head-like, of many spikelets, 6-15 mm in diam. Subtending bracts 2(3), lower suberect with only slightly dilated base and extended, rigid, leaf-like blade, upper spreading, much shorter. Spikelets ovate, ± 4-7 x 1.5-2.0 mm, 3-many-flowered. Glumes boat-shaped, ± 3 mm long. Flowering time Aug.-Jan., Mar., Apr., July. Nutlet obovate, including gynophore 1.8-2.2 mm long, 3-angled, surface minutely reticulate to minutely transversely lineolate. Gynophore small, margins lobed or entire.
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Tufted, perennial herb, up to 450 mm high. Leaves ± flat; ligule < 5 mm long. Flowers: spikelets many per head, blackish; glume apex rounded, midvein terminating in a blunt point; anther crest long triangular, 0.2 mm long, smooth or scabrid; Oct.-Mar. Fruit an obovate nutlet, irregularly ridged.
Perennial herb, up to 400 mm tall. Plants tufted. Leaves inrolled. Spikelets many per head, blackish. Gynophore minute. Nutlet in transverse section lineolate.
Perennial herb, up to 500 mm tall. Plants tufted. Leaves more or less flat. Spikelets many per head, blackish. Gynophore small, truncate. Nutlet smooth.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 0.43 - 0.45
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Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Ficinia gracilis world distribution map, present in Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:307563-1
WFO ID wfo-0000418071
COL ID 6HWBV
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Synonyms

Ficinia gracilis Isolepis commutata Ficinia commutata Isolepis lineata Melancranis commutata
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