Trisetopsis leonina (Steud.) Röser & A.Wölk

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Trisetopsis

Characteristics

Loosely to fairly densely tufted perennial 150-450(-650) mm high. Leaf blade 40-100(-180) x to 4 mm, expanded, tapering to a thickened point. Inflorescence 60-100 mm long, linear, contracted. Spikelet 12-14 mm long (excluding awns), usually loosely flowered; glumes unequal, lanceolate, acuminate; lower glume 1-nerved, glabrous, minutely scaberulous along the nerve; upper glume about 1/2 as long as spikelet, 3-nerved; rachilla internode 1.5-2.0 mm long, glabrous; lemma lanceolate, very densely papillose; anther 1.7-3.0 mm long.
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Perennial to 50 cm. Leaves linear. Spikelets 12-14 mm long, in a narrow panicle 6-10 cm long, upper glumes ± half as long as spikelet, lemmas dense papillose, rachilla internodes glabrous.
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Distribution

Trisetopsis leonina world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77129296-1
WFO ID wfo-0001336098
COL ID 592C4
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Synonyms

Trisetum leoninum Trisetopsis leonina Arrhenatherum leoninum