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Isolepis prolifera R.Br.

Proliferating bulrush (en), Souchet (fr), Isolépide prolifère (fr), Scirpe prolifère (fr), Isolépis prolifère (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Isolepis

Characteristics

Perennial herb, tufted, 0.1-0.5 m high. Leaf blades absent or minute. Culm terete, 0.42.5 mm in diam. Inflorescence a terminal head of 1-35 spikelets, frequently pseudoviviparous, culms bending to substrate and rooting from head in stolon-like fashion. Subtending bract erect or suberect, very short. Spikelets of irregular lengths in head, oblong, 3.1-12 x 1.1-2.4 mm, 9-31-flowered. Glumes lanceolate, 1.6-3.0 x 0.7-1.2 mm, keel excurrent into minute point. Style branches 3. Flowering time Aug.-Apr. Nutlet elliptical, 0.7-1.2 x 0.5-0.7 mm, 3-angled, light yellow to golden-brown, surface minutely reticulate.
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Tufted perennial, up to 0.5 m tall. Leaf sheaths usually reddish, blades absent. Stems erect or lax, cylindrical, 1-2.5 mm diam. Inflorescence frequently viviparous, a terminal head of several spikelets of differing lengths, basal bract erect or suberect, scale-like, green. Spikelets oblong, 6-10 x 2 mm, glumes light or rarely dark brown. Nutlets minutely papillose.
Moderately robust perennial, stems to 50 cm. Spikelets light brown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Soil humidity 1-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

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Distribution

Isolepis prolifera world distribution map, present in France, New Zealand, United States of America, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:309496-1
WFO ID wfo-0000449923
COL ID 6MZBW
BDTFX ID 36119
INPN ID 103885
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Isolepis erythronegma Isolepis prolifera Cyperus punctatus Isolepis globosa Scirpus prolifer Cyperus aitonii
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