Pseudopentameris macrantha (Schrader) Conert

Species

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Characteristics

Tufted perennial 500-1400 mm high, base woody; leaves basally clustered; branched aerial stems present. Leaf blade to 350 x 4 mm, open or involute in cross section; dead leaves falcate but not tightly curled. Inflorescence with 10-25 spikelets, rarely more. Spikelet 22-50 x 3-8 mm (excluding awns); glumes 22-50 mm long, 5(-7)-nerved; lemma body 5-8 mm long, back glabrous in lower half, hairy in upper half including lobes, 9-11-nerved; lobes 9-12 mm long (including awns), awn 9-15 mm long; central awn 16-23 mm long; anther 3.5-7.5 mm long; caryopsis 4.5-6.0 mm long.
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Rhizomatous perennial to 1.5 m, often forming large clumps. Leaves cauline, linear, flat or rolled, to 35 cm. Spikelets in a contracted panicle, glumes 22-50 cm long, lemmas basally glabrous, 5-8 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form graminoid
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Soil texture 4-7
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Distribution

Pseudopentameris macrantha world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:418846-1
WFO ID wfo-0000894901
COL ID 4P6DR
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Synonyms

Danthonia macrantha Pseudopentameris macrantha Avena canariensis Danthonia juncea Pentameris macrantha Pentaschistis macrantha