Restio vimineus Rottb.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Restionaceae > Restio

Characteristics

Plants tufted or mat-forming, straggly, untidy, 0.3-1.0 m high; rhizomes absent. Culms sparsely branched. Leaf sheaths persistent, flat and loosely wrapped around culm, pale brown, coriaceous, tip extended as an awn. Male and female inflorescences with 1-several spikelets per branch and small spathes. Spikelets with several flowers. Bracts cartilaginous, longer than flowers. Ovary unilocular; styles 3, plumose, free to base. Flowering time Apr.-Oct. Fruit an indehiscent nut.
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Dioecious, tufted perennial to 1 m, culms spreading, rugulose, branched, sheaths spreading, with awns to 5 mm long. Female flowers several on spikelets.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.0
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Restio vimineus world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:716450-1
WFO ID wfo-0000512963
COL ID 4RTP5
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Leptocarpus peronatus Restio oxylepis Restio pauciflorus Calopsis viminea Leptocarpus oxylepis Restio vimineus Calopsis festucacea Calopsis hirtella Calopsis oxylepis Calopsis peronata Leptocarpus festucaceus Leptocarpus vimineus Restio ecklonii Restio hirtellus Leptocarpus peronatus var. hirtellus Leptocarpus vimineus var. hirtellus