Sporobolus subulatus Hack. ex Scott Elliot

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Sporobolus

Characteristics

Densely tufted perennial, 170-430 mm high; rhizomatous; basal sheaths papery, not glossy. Leaf blade 50-250 x 1-6 mm, often filiform; ligule a fringed membrane or a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a panicle, lowest branches whorled, primary branches short and contracted. Spikelets 2.5-5.0 mm long, laterally compressed, awnless, glabrous, disarticulating above glumes; glumes 1-nerved; lower glume 2/3-3/4 spikelet length; upper glume longer than spikelet. Floret 1; lemma similar in texture to glumes, membranous, often shining, 1-3-nerved. Flowering time Oct.-Jan.
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Densely tufted perennial 170-430 mm high; rhizomatous; basal sheaths papery, not glossy. Leaf blade 50-250 x 1-6 mm, often filiform. Inflorescence lowest branches whorled, primary branches short, contracted; spikelets evenly distributed along the distal half of the branches. Spikelet 2.5-5.0 mm long; lower glume 2/3-3/4 as long as spikelet, apex acute; upper glume longer than spikelet, apex acute to acuminate; lemma oblong to narrowly ovate; anther 1.9-2.4 mm long.
Perennial, densely tufted and rhizomatous. up to 430 mm tall. Leaf blades 50-250 mm long, 1-6 mm wide (often filiform). Basal sheaths papery, not glossy. Spikelets 2.5-5.0 mm long. Panicle with lowest branches whorled, primary branches short and contracted; lower glume two-thirds to three-quarters the spikelet length; upper glume longer than spikelet.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.17 - 0.43
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Environment

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Soil texture 5-6
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Usage

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Distribution

Sporobolus subulatus world distribution map, present in Madagascar and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:422969-1
WFO ID wfo-0000901514
COL ID 4ZCTD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Sporobolus deschampsioides Sporobolus hubbardii Sporobolus lanuginosus Sporobolus setifolius Sporobolus artus Sporobolus subulatus Sporobolus angustus Sporobolus centrifugus var. angustus Sporobolus ledermannii