Sparganium fallax Graebn.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Typhaceae > Sparganium

Characteristics

Basal leaves usually exceeding the stem, (4-)5-10(-15)mm wide. Lowermost bract 20-35(-60) cm long, 1-several times as long as the inflorescence. Female heads 3-4(-6), usually supra-axillary, sometimes extending beyond the next internode; peduncle up to 3 cm long. Male heads 5-8 or more. Female flowers: perianth segments at least connate below, in fruit more than 0.5 times as long as the fruit; pedicel 1-3 mm long. Male flowers: filaments up to 6 or more mm long; anthers (0.8-)l-2(-2.2) mm long. Fruits fusiform, sometimes constricted around the middle, 5-6 mm long, light brown, dull, tapering below into a 1.5-3 mm long pedicel. Endocarp c. 2 mm wide.
More
Stems emersed, erect, 40-55(-80) cm tall. Leaves 45-65 cm × 4-10 mm, upper flattened, lower keeled or trigonous on abaxial side. Racemes 15-17 cm, basally curved; male heads 4-7, distinctly separated from female ones; female heads 3 or 4(-7), relatively widely separated, sessile or lowest pedunculate. Male flowers: perianth segments linear, 2-2.5 mm, serrate-lobate at apex; filaments 3-4.5 mm; anthers oblong, ca. 1.5 × 0.4 mm. Female flowers: perianth segments broadly spatulate, ca. 3 × 1-1.5 mm, serrate-lobate at apex; ovary attenuate toward base; styles short; stigmas 1.5-2 mm. Fruit broadly fusiform, 5-6 mm. Fl. and fr. Jun-Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.55
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Sparganium fallax unspecified picture

Distribution

Sparganium fallax world distribution map, present in China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), and Taiwan, Province of China

Conservation status

Sparganium fallax threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:821829-1
WFO ID wfo-0000553923
COL ID 6Z7P7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Sparganium fallax Sparganium yamatense