Ficinia lateralis Kunth

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Ficinia

Characteristics

Perennial herb, tufted, 0.1-0.4 m high, rhizomes vertical, deeply buried. Leaf blades absent. Culm curved or erect, rigid, ridged, 0.5-0.8 mm in diam. Inflorescence a head, 6-10 mm in diam., of few to ± 15 spikelets. Subtending bracts 1, erect, culm-like, rigid. Spikelets elliptic, up to 5 mm long. Glumes boat-shaped, obtuse, 2-3 mm long, keel non-excurrent. Style branches 2. Flowering time Aug.-May, July. Nutlet obovate, including gynophore 1.2-1.6 mm long, biconvex, dark reddish brown, surface minutely reticulate. Gynophore relatively large, margins toothed.
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Relatively robust, tufted perennial, 15-25 cm. Spikelets brown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.4
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Soil texture 5-6
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Distribution

Ficinia lateralis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:307577-1
WFO ID wfo-0000418109
COL ID 6HWC2
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Synonyms

Ficinia lateralis Melancranis lateralis Scirpus truncatus Ficinia aphylla Schoenidium laterale Schoenus lateralis Scirpus truncatus Isolepis arcuata