Sorghastrum nudipes Nash

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Sorghastrum

Characteristics

Tufted perennial 700-1200 mm high; lowest culm node up to 5 mm long. Leaf blade to 200 x 2-6 mm, base expanded; auricles absent; ligule a fringed membrane, hairs as long as membrane. Inflorescence an open panicle; spikelets paired, all alike, each pair with one spikelet and an empty pedicel. Spikelet 5-7(-8) mm long; upper lemma awn 3-8(-10) mm long, straight or bent and twisted; anther 2.5-3.5 mm long.
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Perennial, tufted, up to 1.2 m high. Leaf blades up to 200 mm long, 2-6 mm wide, leaf blade base expanded, sheath mouth not appendaged. Spikelets 5-7(-8) mm long (all alike, each with an empty pedicel); awns 3-8(-10).
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.95 - 1.2
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 7-9
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Sorghastrum nudipes world distribution map, present in Angola, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:240822-2
WFO ID wfo-0000900099
COL ID 4YC4M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Andropogon friesii Sorghastrum friesii Sorghastrum micratherum Sorghastrum nudipes Sorghum friesii Andropogon nutans var. angolensis Sorghum nutans var. angolense Sorghum micratherum