Sporobolus mildbraedii Pilg.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Sporobolus

Characteristics

Caespitose perennial; culms 30–60 cm. high; basal sheaths neither broad and papery nor horny.. Leaf-blades involute, 5–10 cm. long, up to 2 mm. wide.. Panicle linear to narrowly lanceolate, 6–17 cm. long; primary branches in 6–15 whorls, bare in the lower half of their length, longer than the interval between whorls.. Spikelets 2.5–3 mm. long, glabrous, dark green; lower glume narrowly lanceolate, 1–1.7 mm. long; upper glume lanceolate-elliptic, as long as the spikelet; lemma similar to the upper glume or a little shorter; anthers 3, 1.5–1.7 mm. long.. Grain unknown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Sporobolus mildbraedii world distribution map, present in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:422826-1
WFO ID wfo-0000901324
COL ID 6ZD68
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Synonyms

Sporobolus mildbraedii