Restio rottboellioides Kunth

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Restionaceae > Restio

Characteristics

Dioecious, tufted perennial, 150-450 mm tall. Fertile culms branched, without woolly hair in axils, roughly warty, sheaths tightly rolled around culm, orange brown to brown, occasionally with tan speckles. Male and female spikelets held tightly close to culms and scarcely wider than culms.
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Dioecious, tufted perennial to 45 cm, culms branched, finely tuberculate. Female spikelets closely rolled around culm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.45
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 3-6
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Usage

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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Restio rottboellioides world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:716362-1
WFO ID wfo-0000512762
COL ID 4RTL6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ischyrolepis rottboellioides Restio rottboellioides