Fingerhuthia Nees

Zulu fescue (en)

Genus

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae

Characteristics

Spikelets shortly pedicelled, falling entire, strongly laterally compressed, 2–4(5)-flowered, the inferior floret fertile, the succeeding florets smaller and male or barren; glumes subequal, 1-nerved, membranous, mucronate or awned; lemma 3-nerved below, becoming 5–7-nerved in the upper half, firmly membranous, glabrous or pubescent, entire, shortly awned.
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Inflorescence a spiciform panicle with sterile spikelets at the base.
Caryopsis ± ellipsoid, with loose pericarp.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

Fingerhuthia unspecified picture

Distribution

Fingerhuthia world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, eSwatini, United States of America, Yemen, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30299602-2
WFO ID wfo-4000014786
COL ID 8VXPC
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Synonyms

Fingerhuthia

Lower taxons

Fingerhuthia africana Fingerhuthia sesleriiformis