Floscopa confusa Brenan

Species

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Characteristics

Leaf-sheaths cillate at mouth, otherwise glabrous or sparsely pubescent along the connate margins
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A coarse straggling herb about 2-6 ft. high, with stems rooting at lower nodes
Flowers mauve, in densely and shortly pubescent panicles
Seeds with very faint ribs
Leaves linear-lanceolate
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Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.61 - 1.83
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Environment

In upland marshes or swamps.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Floscopa confusa world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Congo, Nigeria, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Conservation status

Floscopa confusa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:172717-1
WFO ID wfo-0000424973
COL ID 6J9PK
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Synonyms

Floscopa confusa