Sporobolus fourcadei Stent

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Sporobolus

Characteristics

Tufted perennial, 250-400(-700) mm high; rhizomatous. Leaf blade 80-350 x 4-7 mm; ligule a fringed membrane or a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a panicle much longer than wide, branches not whorled, spreading almost horizontally at maturity. Spikelets 2.0-2.6 mm long, laterally compressed, awnless, glabrous, disarticulating above glumes; glumes 1-nerved; lower glume 1/3 as long as spikelet, upper glume 2/3 as long as spikelet. Floret 1; lemma similar in texture to glumes, membranous, often shining, 1-3-nerved. Flowering time Nov.-Mar.
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Tufted perennial 250-400(-700) mm high; rhizomatous. Leaf blade 80-350 x 4-7 mm. Inflorescence much longer than wide, branches not whorled, spreading almost horizontally at maturity. Spikelet 2.0-2.6 mm long; glumes unequal; lower glume 1/3 as long as spikelet, nerveless; upper glume 2/3 as long as spikelet, apex acute; lemma as long as spikelet; anther 0.7-1.0 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.4
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Distribution

Sporobolus fourcadei world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:422733-1
WFO ID wfo-0000901150
COL ID 4ZCJZ
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Synonyms

Sporobolus fourcadei