Piptochaetium stipoides Hack.

Purple speargrass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Piptochaetium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.22-0.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.22 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Fruit

Piptochaetium stipoides fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Piptochaetium stipoides fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Piptochaetium stipoides world distribution map, present in Brazil, Uruguay, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:199837-2
WFO ID wfo-0000890860
COL ID 77L23
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Piptochaetium ovatum f. atrata Oryzopsis grisebachii Oryzopsis stipoides Piptochaetium verruculosum Stipa verruculosa Urachne stipoides Caryochloa stipoides Piptochaetium stipoides Piptatherum stipoides Piptochaetium cuspidatum Piptochaetium grisebachii Piptochaetium pallidum Stipa pallida Piptochaetium ovatum var. chaetophora Piptochaetium ovatum var. purpurascens Piptochaetium stipoides var. chaetophorum Piptochaetium stipoides var. echinulatum Piptochaetium stipoides var. parviflorum Piptochaetium stipoides var. purpurascens Piptochaetium stipoides var. verruculosum Piptochaetium stipoides var. stipoides Piptochaetium chaetophorum Stipa chaetophora