Tetraria scariosa Kük.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Tetraria

Characteristics

Culmus mediocriter validus 25-35 cm altus teres nodis 2 distantibus foliigeris instructus basi incrassatus. Folia basalia culmo breviora rigida perangusta canaliculiata, vaginae atrocastaneae nitidae valde reticulatim fissae. Folia culmea brevia vaginis longis atrobrunneis apicem versus subampliatis postice reticulatim fissis, Panicula spiciformis densa oblonga 3-4 cm longa. Spicae 4-5 contiguae bracteis vaginaeformibus basi dilatata plurinervosa atrobrunnea marginibus late scariosis apice in aristam longam pungentem excurrentes. Squamae ferrugineae marginibus ciliatae.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Tetraria scariosa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:315306-1
WFO ID wfo-0000569900
COL ID 55S4Q
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Synonyms

Tetraria scariosa