Thamnochortus rigidus Esterh.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Restionaceae > Thamnochortus

Characteristics

Plants tufted, 0.5-1.0 m high; rhizomes absent. Culms unbranched, velvety pubescent, silvery grey; leaf blades rigid, clusters of sterile branches at nodes of fertile branches present after flowering. Leaf sheaths closely convolute, apical margins chartaceous and decaying, hyaline shoulders absent. Male inflorescences with 11-100 spikelets; spathes persistent, upper margins lacerated. Spikelets pendulous; pedicels flexible. Bracts taller than flowers, hyaline. Female inflorescences spikelets 11-20; spathes persistent, chartaceous, longer than spikelets. Spikelets: pedicels simple or branched, 10-25 mm long; outer lateral tepals keeled or winged. Ovary unilocular; style single, plumose, white. Flowering time July-Nov. Fruit an indehiscent nut, dispersal unit persistent, orbicular-winged.
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Dioecious, tufted perennial to 1 m, fertile culms velvety, usually with stout and firm sterile branches clustered at nodes.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system rhizome
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 6-7
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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

Cultivation

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Distribution

Thamnochortus rigidus world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:928938-1
WFO ID wfo-0000571166
COL ID 563D8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Thamnochortus rigidus