Scleria purpurascens var. ophirensis (C.B.Clarke) J.Kern

Variety

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Characteristics

Very coarse and rigid; leaves very densely aggregated in the middle of the stem, their sheaths much overlapping; lobes of the disk shorter than in the typical S. purpurascens.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Lowland and hills, in brushwood, obviously on poor soils, up to 1000 m (Kedah Peak).
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Scleria purpurascens var. ophirensis world distribution map, present in Indonesia, Iceland, and Sri Lanka

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77188331-1
WFO ID wfo-0000552467
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Synonyms

Scleria multifoliolata var. ophirensis Scleria purpurascens var. ophirensis