Ptilagrostis pellioti (Danguy) Grubov

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Ptilagrostis

Characteristics

Perennial, densely tufted from a short rhizome, old basal sheaths persistent. Culms 20–50 cm tall, 1–2 mm in diam., 2–3-noded. Leaf blades gray-green, fairly rigid, setaceous, (3–)6–10 cm, abaxial surface scabrid; ligule truncate, ca. 1 mm, margin ciliate. Panicle lax, up to 10 × 3–4 cm; branches usually paired, capillary, 2.5–4 cm, lower part bare. Spikelets yellowish; glumes lanceolate, 5–6 mm, 3-veined with lateral veins short, membranous, smooth, apex sharply acuminate; lemma 3–4 mm, 3-veined, veins convergent at apex, evenly pubescent throughout, apex minutely 2-toothed; awn 2–3 cm, strongly curved near base, column short, twisted, plumose; palea subequal to lemma, 1-veined. Anthers ca. 2.5 mm, apex glabrous. Fl. and fr. Aug–Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

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Distribution

Ptilagrostis pellioti world distribution map, present in Chile, China, and Montenegro

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:418947-1
WFO ID wfo-0000895141
COL ID 4Q7LB
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Synonyms

Stipa pelliotii Achnatherum pelliotii Ptilagrostis pellioti