Lipocarpha nana (A.Rich.) Cherm.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Lipocarpha

Characteristics

Slender, annual herb, up to 300 mm high. Flowers: inflorescence terminal, a head of 1-4 spikes; bisexual floret accompanied by both glume and prophyll within the subtending bract; dark red bracts with an acuminate, recurved apex 0.4-0.8(-1.3) mm long, apex yellowish to greenish; spikelets dark or becoming so at maturity; Jan.-May.
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Annual herb, up to 300 mm tall. Rhachilla of spikelet 0.50-0.75 mm broad. Spikelets dark or becoming so at maturity. Glumes red, brown or black, sometimes with pale tips.
Spikelets dark with green aristate tips
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Rare or perhaps overlooked amongst other ephemeral species in damp situations.
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Distribution

Lipocarpha nana world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:310288-1
WFO ID wfo-0000462530
COL ID 72HVR
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Synonyms

Lipocarpha nana Lipocarpha pulcherrima f. luxurians