Pentameris rigidissima (pilg. ex H.p.linder) Galley & H.P.Linder

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Pentameris

Characteristics

Cushion-forming perennial, 150-200 mm high, forming small tufts; basal sheaths white, shiny, persistent; leaves basal; glands absent. Leaf blade 40-200 x 0.5-1.0 mm, rolled, rigid, glabrous, apices sometimes pungent, margins smooth, sheath mouth glabrous. Inflorescence 20-60 x 7-15 mm, contracted, almost spike-like; spikelets greenish; nodes hairy. Spikelets 6-8 mm long, laterally compressed, awned; glumes 1-nerved, glabrous; lemmas 7-9-nerved, hairy; lateral awns 2-5 mm long, as long as glumes; central awn 8-12 mm long; palea glabrous; anther 1.4-1.8 mm long; ovary apex glabrous. Flowering time Oct.-Feb.
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Cushion-forming (usually) perennial 150-200 mm high, forming small tufts; basal sheaths white, shiny, persistent; leaves basal; glands absent. Leaf blade 40-100 x 0.5 mm, rolled, rigid, glabrous, apex sometimes pungent; margins smooth; sheath mouth glabrous. Inflorescence 20-60 x 7-15 mm, contracted, almost spike-like, with 5-15(25) spikelets; pedicels mostly erect, glabrous; axils hairy. Spikelet 6-8 mm long, greenish; glumes acuminate, hyaline, glabrous; lemma 3 mm long, hairy; lateral awns 2-5 mm long, extending up to glume apices; central awn 8-12 mm long; palea glabrous; anthers 14-1.8 mm long.
Neatly tufted perennial to 30 cm tall. Leaves linear, sometimes somewhat pungent. Spikelets 7-8 mm long, in a contracted panicle, lemmas awned.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.2
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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 6-9
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Distribution

Pentameris rigidissima world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77111664-1
WFO ID wfo-0000920972
COL ID 76NG9
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Synonyms

Pentaschistis rigidissima Pentameris rigidissima