Stipagrostis pungens (Desf.) De Winter

Three-awn grass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Stipagrostis

Characteristics

Differs from other W. African species of Stipagrostis in that all three awns are plumose.
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A herb. It is a stiff coarse grass. It has underground stems or rhizomes.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 0.1
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows on the sand-dunes and dry waste places. It grows in areas with a rainfall below 150 mm. It can grow in arid places.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use fiber food gene source material medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Stipagrostis pungens unspecified picture

Distribution

Stipagrostis pungens world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Algeria, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Nigeria, Chad, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:423922-1
WFO ID wfo-0000903124
COL ID 6ZVS6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Arthratherum pungens Stipagrostis pungens Aristida pungens Aristida pungens var. pubescens Aristida pungens var. transiens Stipagrostis pungens subsp. pubescens Stipagrostis pungens subsp. transiens Stipagrostis pungens subsp. pungens