Willdenowia arescens Kunth

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Restionaceae > Willdenowia

Characteristics

Dioecious, tufted or tangled perennial, 0.3-1 m tall. Fertile culms unbranched or sparsely branched, smooth, sheath loosely rolled around culm, brown or grey with the upper half membranous. Male flowers not aggregated into spikelets. Female spikelet 1-flowered, perianth shortly stalked, tepals spathulate, narrowing towards base, styles fused into a long stylopodium. Nut smooth above, otherwise pitted.
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Dioecious, rhizomatous perennial to 1 m, culms branched, smooth, sheath apices hyaline. Female flowers in spikelets to 15 mm, tepals narrowing towards base, styles red. Nuts pitted.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.0
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 5-6
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Usage

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Therapeutic use -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Willdenowia arescens world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:716559-1
WFO ID wfo-0000607600
COL ID 5BZ6H
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Willdenowia arescens Willdenowia brevis