Restio eleocharis Nees ex Mast.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Restionaceae > Restio

Characteristics

Plants tufted, often prostrate; rhizomes deep-seated, black and shiny. Culms much branched, with very fine warts, wrinkled or smooth, terminal branches straight or curved. Leaf sheaths ± pointed, loosely wrapped around culms, persistent. Male and female inflorescences: 1 spikelet per culm; spathes absent. Spikelets compact, spindle-shaped; male with 1 or 2 flowers; female with 1 or 2(3) flowers. Bracts as tall as or taller than flowers, awned. Ovary unilocular; styles 2, joined at base to form a stylopodium. Flowering time most months. Fruit a dehiscent capsule.
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Dioecious, mat-forming, rhizomatous perennial to 40 cm, culms much branched, widely spaced on rhizome. Spikelets solitary, terminal.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Soil texture 5-6
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Restio eleocharis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:716207-1
WFO ID wfo-0000512435
COL ID 794NX
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Restio eleocharis Ischyrolepis eleocharis