Stipagrostis lutescens (Nees) De Winter

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Stipagrostis

Characteristics

Shrub, up to 1.5 m tall, rhizomatous; culm branched in lower parts. Leaves cauline, rigid, pungent; ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence an open panicle. Spikelets 12-14 mm long; 1-flowered; lemma 3-awned, all 3 awns or central only plumose, with articulation between apex of lemma and base of column. Year-round.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.5
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Soil texture 5-6
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Distribution

Stipagrostis lutescens world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:423909-1
WFO ID wfo-0000903092
COL ID 52RLD
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Synonyms

Stipagrostis lutescens Aristida lutescens Arthratherum lutescens

Lower taxons

Stipagrostis lutescens var. marlothii Stipagrostis lutescens var. lutescens