Pentameris triseta (Thunb.) Galley & H.P.Linder

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Pentameris

Characteristics

Annual 80-600 mm high; obscure linear glands on leaves and pedicels. Leaf blade to 80 x to 4 mm, expanded, margins smooth; sheath mouth hairy. Inflorescence open, 70-100 x 30-90 mm long, with 5-15 spikelets; pedicels not hidden by spikelets; axils hairy. Spikelet 15-18 mm long; glumes acuminate, yellow to lime-green, bulbous-based hairs in middle or along margins; lemma 6-8 mm long, glabrous or hairy only at apex; lateral awns 12-17 mm long, exserted from glumes; central awn 25-35 mm long; anthers 3.5 mm long.
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Annual to 60 cm, with 1 to several culms, with obscure linear glands. Leaves linear, villous. Spikelets 15-18 mm long, 3-10 in a lax panicle, reddish, awned.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.08 - 0.6
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Environment

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Soil texture 5-6
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Pentameris triseta world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77111671-1
WFO ID wfo-0000920936
COL ID 76NH3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Avena papillosa Pentameris triseta Trisetum villosum