Isolepis natans A.Dietr.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Isolepis

Characteristics

Annual herb, tufted, 0.05-0.30 m high. Leaf blades 0.2-2.1 mm wide, ± flaccid. Culm filiform to terete, 0.3-1.5(-2.2) mm in diam. Inflorescence a terminal head of 1-9 spikelets. Subtending bract short to well developed, erect to spreading. Spikelets ovate, 2.1-6.1 x 1.3-2.0 mm, 8-55-flowered. Glumes boat-shaped, 1.0-1.8 x 0.4-0.7 mm, keel non-excurrent or excurrent into minute point. Style branches 3. Flowering time Sept.-Apr. Nutlet obovate to elliptical, 0.7-1.0 x 0.4-0.6 mm, dark brown, surface minutely papillose.
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Annual herb, up to 150 mm tall. Stems thick, flaccid. Spikelets ovate, up to 3 mm long. Bract long, overtopping inflorescence. Inflorescence often proliferous. Nut ellipsoid, beaked. Glumes straw-coloured.
Tufted annual with flattened stems, 5-25 cm. Spikelets dark brown.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.23
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 7-9
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Isolepis natans world distribution map, present in Angola, Tanzania, United Republic of, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Isolepis natans threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:309442-1
WFO ID wfo-0000449664
COL ID 3Q9MM
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Synonyms

Isolepis natans Isolepis pallida Isolepis palustris Isolepis rivularis Scirpus natans Scirpus rivularis