Pentameris dentata (L.F.) Galley & H.P.Linder

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Pentameris

Characteristics

Tufted annual 30-430 mm high; stalked glands on glume keel. Leaf blade 15-105 x 0.5-3.0 mm. Inflorescence spike-like, 5-75 mm long; rachis cylindrical; spikelets densely aggregated, laterally arranged, not obviously paired. Spikelet 3.2-5.2 x to 1.2 mm; glumes shortly awned, awn 0.4 mm long; lemma awn up to 0.3 mm long, hairy all over; palea hairy between keels; anthers 1.8-2.5 mm long.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.43
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Distribution

Pentameris dentata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77111547-1
WFO ID wfo-0000920996
COL ID 76NRQ
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Synonyms

Pentameris dentata Chondrolaena dentata Prionanthium rigidum Prionachne dentata