Restio festuciformis Nees ex Mast.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Restionaceae > Restio

Characteristics

Dioecious, stoloniferous or neatly tufted perennial to 70 cm, culms sparsely branched, smooth or finely rugulose. Spikelets numerous, lax, bracts narrowly lanceolate, chartaceous, acute.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 2-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 11-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Restio festuciformis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:716221-1
WFO ID wfo-0000512462
COL ID 78SBP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Leptocarpus parkeri Restio festuciformis Restio ischaemoides