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Panicum haplocaulos Pilg.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Panicum

Characteristics

Slender annual; culms 30–60 cm. high.. Leaf-blades linear, 7–25 cm. long, 2–6 mm. wide, straight at the base, glabrous, scabrid above, acute.. Panicle ovate, 5–20 cm. long, modestly branched, the branches fine and spreading.. Spikelets ovate-elliptic, 2–3 mm. long, glabrous, acute; lower glume ovate, 1/2 the length of the spikelet, 3-nerved, acute or acuminate; upper glume ovate, 7-nerved, acute; lower lemma ovate, 7-nerved, sterile, its palea absent; upper lemma dark and glossy.
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Spikelets 2–2.5 mm. long, ovate-elliptic, glabrous, acute or apiculate; inferior glume 1/3–1/2 the length of the spikelet, broadly ovate, 3-nerved, acute; superior glume ovate, 7-nerved, acute; inferior lemma ovate, 7-nerved, sterile, its palea absent; superior lemma and palea dark, glossy.
Panicle 5–20 cm. long, ovate, sparsely to moderately branched, the branches delicate, ascending or spreading.
Slender, glabrous or sparsely pilose annual with erect culms 25–60 cm. high.
Leaf laminae 7–25 cm. long and 2–6 mm. wide, linear, acuminate.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Panicum haplocaulos world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Mali, Sudan, Senegal, Chad, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:411635-1
WFO ID wfo-0000884438
COL ID 4CDWL
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Panicum haplocaulos
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