Sporobolus nebulosus Hack.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Sporobolus

Characteristics

Densely tufted perennial 70-300 mm high, delicate, fine; rhizome hardly branched; old dead leaves and sheaths form a hard, dense cushion below the new growth. Leaf blade 15-50 x 0.3-1.0 mm, filiform, rigid, erect. Inflorescence dichotomously branched, axils without hairs on a pulvinus; spikelets solitary at branchlet apices. Spikelet 0.8-1.4 mm long; glumes subequal, 2/3 as long as spikelet; lemma as long as spikelet; anther 1.1-1.5 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.07 - 0.3
Root system rhizome
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
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Distribution

Sporobolus nebulosus world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:422850-1
WFO ID wfo-0000901355
COL ID 4ZCP7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Sporobolus densissimus Sporobolus nebulosus