Tristachya biseriata Stapf

Species

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Characteristics

Tufted perennial 300-900 mm high; basal sheaths densely white hairy. Leaf blade 300-400 x up to 2 mm, filiform, wiry, usually rolled, curved. Inflorescence with 2-10 triads, nodding; pedicels connate. Spikelet 20-25 mm long (excluding awn); glumes lanceolate; acuminate; lower glume ± as long as spikelet, with tubercle-based hairs along margins; upper lemma pubescent, lobe awn 5-12 mm long, central awn 30-50 mm long; anther 4-6 mm long.
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Perennial, tufted, up to 0.9 m high. Leaf blades 300-400 mm long, up to 2 mm wide, filiform. Spikelets 20-25 mm long; pedicels connate; glumes with tubercle-based hairs along margins; female-fertile lemma side awns (10-)12(-14) mm long, central awns 30-50 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 0.9
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Soil texture 7-8
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Tristachya biseriata world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:425458-1
WFO ID wfo-0000905551
COL ID 5936P
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Dolichochaete biseriata Tristachya pallida Tristachya oligostachya Tristachya biseriata