Scirpus rosthornii Diels

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Scirpus

Characteristics

Rhizomes short. Culms 70-100 cm tall, stout, 3-angled, stiff, nodose. Leaves overtopping inflorescence; sheath 3-12 cm, with transverse veins; leaf blade 0.6-1.5 cm wide, ± stiff, abaxial midvein and margin scabrous. Involucral bracts 3-5, leaflike, usually overtopping inflorescence. Inflorescence a large terminal decompound anthela; rays 6 or 7, to 12 cm, stout, scabrous. Spikelets sessile, in headlike clusters of 4-15, ovoid to ellipsoid, 2-3 × ca. 1.5 mm, many flowered, apex subrounded. Glumes straw-colored to brown but later becoming blackish brown, broadly ovate, ca. 1 mm, with 3 green veins, apex obtuse. Perianth bristles 2 or 3, longer than nutlet, erect, apical half antrorsely scabrous. Stigmas 2. Nutlet yellow, ellipsoid to subspherical, 0.6-0.7 mm, biconvex. Fl. and fr. May-Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.7 - 1.0
Root system rhizome
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Scirpus rosthornii world distribution map, present in China, Japan, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:314222-1
WFO ID wfo-0000544553
COL ID 4VMLP
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Synonyms

Scirpus rosthornii Scirpus kiushuensis Scirpus ternatanus var. kiushuensis