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Pentameris aurea subsp. pilosogluma (Mcclean) Galley & H.P.Linder

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Pentameris > Pentameris aurea

Characteristics

Tufted perennial, 300-700 mm high, forming large floppy tussocks; base compact, glabrous; basal sheaths white, shiny, persistent; leaves basal; glands on pedicels. Leaf blade up to 300 x 1-5 mm, expanded, margins smooth, sheath mouth hairy; ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence an open panicle, 60-140 x 50-120 mm; pedicels with obscure linear glands. Spikelets 3.5-5.0 mm long, laterally compressed, awnless; glumes ± equal, 1-nerved, yellow to green, scaberulous or puberulous apically. Florets 2; lemma 7-9-nerved, glabrous to hairy all over on back; palea glabrous or villous; anther 2-3 mm long; ovary apex glabrous. Flowering time Dec.-Mar.
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Tufted perennial 600-700 mm high, forming large floppy tussocks; obscure linear glands on pedicels present or absent. Leaf blade to 350 x to 5 mm setaceous, expanded or rolled; margins smooth. Inflorescence open; with 100-150 spikelets; axils glabrous. Spikelet 6-7 mm long, awnless; lemma 4-5 mm long, glabrous or hairy all over; palea glabrous or hairy; anthers 2-3 mm long.
Perennial; up to 0.7 m high; tufted; forming large; floppy tussocks; sometimes with obscure; linear glands. Leaf blades up to 350 x 5 mm. Flowers: inflorescence a panicle; branches with axils glabrous; spikelets 6-7 mm long; lemmas muticous.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 0.7
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Soil texture 5-6
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Distribution

Pentameris aurea subsp. pilosogluma world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77111533-1
WFO ID wfo-0001361946
COL ID 5K9Z2
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Synonyms

Achneria hirsuta Pentaschistis pilosogluma Pentameris hirsuta Pentameris aurea subsp. pilosogluma
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