Isolepis leptostachya Kunth

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Isolepis

Characteristics

Glabrous: rhizome thread-like; stem 8 in. long, capillary, with 1 spikelet; leaf 2 in. long, very narrow; spikelet 5/12 by 1/16 in., linear-cylindric, erect, dense, dirty straw-colour; bract hardly 1/16 in. long; glumes round-ovate; hypogynous bristles 0; style linear, shorter than the nut, branches 2 linear, longer than the style; nut small, less than 1/2 the length of the glume, obovoid, flattened, smooth, pale.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Distribution

Isolepis leptostachya world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:309400-1
WFO ID wfo-0000449403
COL ID 3Q9L6
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Synonyms

Isolepis leptostachya Scirpus leptostachyus