Snowdenia petitiana (A.Rich.) C.E.Hubb.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Snowdenia

Characteristics

Annual; culms weak, 30–90 cm. high, decumbent and rooting at the nodes below, slender and rambling above.. Leaf-blades linear-lanceolate, 3–13 cm. long, 4–15 mm. wide; sheaths retrorsely scabrid on the nerves.. Racemes 3–7 cm. long.. Spikelets lanceolate, 3.2–4 mm. long; lower lemma acuminate to a slender awn 1–5 mm. long; upper lemma acute, mucronate.. Fig. 155.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.9
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Snowdenia petitiana world distribution map, present in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:422026-1
WFO ID wfo-0000900062
COL ID 6Z62F
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Synonyms

Beckera petitiana Beckera scabra Snowdenia petitiana Snowdenia scabra