Harpochloa falx (L.F.) Kuntze

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Harpochloa

Characteristics

Tufted perennial, 400-900 mm high, distinctly rhizomatous. Leaf blade 100-250 x 2-4(-6) mm, often inrolled; ligule a fringed membrane. Inflorescence a solitary, secund, toothbrush-like spike, up to 80 x 10 mm, sickle-shaped at maturity; spikelets sessile, in 2 rows. Spikelet 6-9 mm long, laterally compressed, awnless; glumes unequal, dissimilar in appearance and texture; lower glume < 1/2 as long as upper glume; upper glume ± as long as spikelet. Florets 3 or 4; lowest floret bisexual; second and third male, fourth floret, if present, sterile; lemmas dissimilar, decreasing in size and shape upwards, 3-nerved; lowest lemma hairy on nerves; anther 2.0-2.5 mm long. Flowering time Sept.-Apr.
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Tufted perennial 400-900 mm high; distinctly rhizomatous. Leaf blade 100-250 x 2-4(-6) mm, often in-rolled. Inflorescence a solitary one-sided 'toothbrush' up to 80 x 10 mm, sickle-shaped at maturity; spikelets in two rows. Spikelet 6-9 mm long, 3 to 4-flowered, awnless; glumes unequal, dissimilar in appearance and texture; lower glume less than 1/2 as long as upper glume; upper glume ± as long as spikelet; lemma 3-nerved; lowest lemma nerves hairy; anther 2.0-2.5 mm long.
Perennial, distinctly rhizomatous and tufted (densely), up to 0.9 m high. Leaf blades 100-250 mm long, often inrolled, 2-4(-6) mm wide. Spikelets 6-9 mm long. Spikes solitary, 1-sided, like a toothbrush, up to 80 mm long and 10 mm wide, sickle-shaped at maturity; spikelets in 2 rows, 3-or 4-flowered.
Perennial; up to 0.9 m high; distinctly rhizomatous; densely tufted. Leaf blades 100-250 x 2-4(-6) mm; often inrolled. Flowers: spikes solitary; 1-sided; like a toothbrush; up to 80 x 10 mm; sickle-shaped at maturity; spikelets 6-9 mm long; spikelets in 2 rows; 3-or 4-flowered.
Rhizomatous perennial 60 cm. Leaves linear, often rolled. Spikelets secund in an inflexed simple spike, 6-7 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.65 - 0.9
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Root diameter (meter) 0.2
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

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Soil humidity 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Necklet (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Harpochloa falx world distribution map, present in Lesotho, eSwatini, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77177316-1
WFO ID wfo-0000873748
COL ID 6LF5W
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Campulosus falcatus Campulosus hirsutus Campuloa hirsuta Cynosurus falcatus Dactyloctenium falcatum Eleusine falcata Melica falx Chloris falcata Harpechloa capensis Harpochloa falx