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Sacciolepis myuros Chase

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Sacciolepis

Characteristics

Slender annual; culms usually erect, 10 cm. to as much as 1 m. high; sheaths glabrous, longer than the internodes; blades mostly 10-25 cm. long, 3-5 mm. wide, or smaller in depauperate specimens, glabrous or rarely sparsely hairy; panicles spike-like, 5-25 cm. long (commonly 10-15 cm.), about 5 mm. thick; spikelets 2 mm. long, sparsely pilose.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 0.75
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Sacciolepis myuros world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:225088-2
WFO ID wfo-0000896831
COL ID 78YJS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732384
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Synonyms

Hymenachne myosurus Panicum mangaloricum Panicum myosurus Panicum myuros Sacciolepis myuros Agrostis myuros Hymenachne myuros Hymenachne phleiformis Panicum phleiforme Panicum serrulatum Hymenachne phleiforme
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