Hyparrhenia filipendula var. filipendula (Hochst.) Stapf

Variety

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Characteristics

Tufted delicate, graceful perennial 600-2000 mm high; rhizomatous. Leaf blade to 300 x to 4 mm. Raceme 10-12 mm long; raceme bases terete, unequal, with 2 pairs of homogamous spikelets at base of upper raceme; raceme pairs with 2(-4) awns. Sessile spikelet 5.5-7.0 mm long, glabrous; awn 30-55 mm long, with hairs to 1.2 mm long; callus 1.8-3.0 mm long. Pedicellate spikelet 5-6 mm long, glabrous, awn 1-5 mm long; anther 1.5-1.8 mm long.
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Delicate and graceful perennial, rhizomatous and tufted, up to 2 m high. Leaf blades up to 300 mm long, up to 4 mm wide. Spikelets (sessile) 5.5-7.0 mm long (glabrous, callus 1.8-3.0 mm long). Racemes 10-12 mm long; raceme pairs with 2(-4) awns 30-55 mm long, with hairs to 1.2 mm long; raceme bases terete, unequal, with 2 pairs of homogamous spikelets at base of upper raceme; pedicellate spikelets with an awn 1-5 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.3 - 2.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Hyparrhenia filipendula var. filipendula world distribution map, present in Angola, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Central African Republic, Congo, Cabo Verde, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Myanmar, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda, Sudan, eSwatini, Chad, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Viet Nam, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:100501-3
WFO ID wfo-0001096185
COL ID 5PFCY
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Synonyms

Andropogon griffithii Hyparrhenia filipendula var. filipendula