Isolepis marginata A.Dietr.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Isolepis

Characteristics

Annual herb, tufted, 0.03-0.15(-0.22) m high. Leaf blades filiform, shorter than culms. Culm filiform, ± 0.4 mm in diam. Inflorescence a terminal head of 1-several spikelets. Subtending bract conspicuous, suberect to spreading, filiform. Spikelets ovate, 4-6 x 1.5-2.0 mm, many-flowered. Glumes boat-shaped, 1.5 mm long, keel non-excurrent or excurrent into minute blunt tip. Style branches 3. Flowering time Sept.-Nov. Nutlet with minute gynophore-like structure at base, elliptical, 1 x 0.7 mm, 3-angled, dark brown, orange or yellow, surface minutely papillose.
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Tufted annual, 50-150(-220) mm tall. Leaf sheaths frequently dark red, blades filiform. Stems filiform. Inflorescence a terminal head of 1-several spikelets, basal bract conspicuous, filiform, suberect to spreading. Spikelets ovoid, 4-6 x 1.5-2 mm, glumes straw-coloured with dark red markings. Nutlets faintly transversely rugose, minutely papillose or smooth. (July-)Sept.-Dec.
Annual, 5-15 cm. Spikelets straw-coloured and dark red.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.15
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Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 5-6
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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Isolepis marginata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:309414-1
WFO ID wfo-0000449474
COL ID 3Q9LN
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Cyperus modestulus Isolepis cartilaginea Isolepis chrysocarpa Isolepis marginata Isolepis notata Cyperus rothianus Isolepis semipedunculata Isolepis sphaerocarpa Ficinia marginata Isolepis phaeocarpa Scirpus cartilagineus Isolepis plebeia Scirpus cartilagineus Scirpus ebenocarpus Isolepis cartilaginea var. elatior Isolepis cartilaginea var. parva Isolepis plebeia var. maior Scirpus cartilagineus var. propinquus Isolepis cartilaginea subvar. minor Isolepis cartilaginea subvar. pauciflora Scirpus marginatus