Schismus inermis (Stapf) C.E.Hubb.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Schismus

Characteristics

Tufted perennial, 120-400 mm high. Leaf blade up to 300 x 1 mm; ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a contracted, dense panicle, 25-70 mm long. Spikelets 4.5-7.0 x 2.5-4.0 mm, ovate, green or purple; glumes ± equal, shorter than to as long as spikelet, 5-7-nerved. Florets 4-6; lemma 7-9-nerved, sparsely to densely pubescent, never glabrous,hairs 1.0-1.5 mm long, never club-shaped, lobes subacute to acute, a short mucro, < 1 mm long, arises from sinus between lobes, seldom extends much beyond lobes; palea hairy between and on keels; anther 0.6-1.2 mm long. Flowering time June-Feb.
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Tufted perennial 120-400 mm high. Leaf blade to 300 x about 1 mm. Inflorescence 25-70 mm long, contracted, dense. Spikelet 4.5-7.0 x 2.5-4.0 mm, ovate, green or purple; 4-6-flowered; lemma sparsely to densely pubescent, never glabrous, hairs 1.0-1.5 mm long, never club-shaped; lobes subacute to acute, narrow, 1-nerved; central slender awn or mucro up to 1 mm long in sinus between lobes; palea hairy between and on keels; anther 0.6-1.2 mm long.
Perennial, up to 400 mm tall. Leaves linear; ligule a fringe of hairs or a fringed membrane. Inflorescence a compact panicle. Spikelets 4.5-7 mm long, 4-6-flowered; glumes ± equal, scabrid, shorter to longer than spikelet, 5-7-nerved; lemmas rounded, lobed or shallowly notched, densely pubescent, hairs up to 1.5 mm long, mucro up to 1 mm long or absent, 7-9-nerved; anthers 0.8-1.2 mm long.
Perennial to 40 cm. Leaves linear. Spikelets 4-6-flowered, in a compact panicle, green or purple, lemmas densely pubescent, with a short mucro to 1 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.16 - 0.4
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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
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Distribution

Schismus inermis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:420844-1
WFO ID wfo-0000898025
COL ID 4V8X9
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Synonyms

Danthonia inermis Schismus inermis Schismus koelerioides