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Perotis patens
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Bottle-brush grass (English) Cats tail grass (English) Rainbow grass (English) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual or short-lived perennial grass, up to 1 m. A sparsely tufted grass with relatively few leaves. Inflorescence a long and slender spike. Spikelets densely packed along the rhachis with long, hair-like awns. |
| Notes: | By far the most common of the three species of Perotis. |
| Derivation of specific name: | patens: spreading, diverging from the axis at almost 90 degrees |
| Habitat: | Often a pioneer in eroded places and sandy soils in cultivated and disturbed areas and along roadsides. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1700 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical and S Africa and Madagascar |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | AP |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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Flora of Mozambique: Perotis patensAfrican Plant Database: Perotis patens
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Perotis patens
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Perotis patens
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Perotis patens
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Perotis patens
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Perotis patens
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Perotis patens
JSTOR Plant Science: Perotis patens
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Perotis patens
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Perotis patens
Tropicos: Perotis patens
West African Plants database: Perotis patens
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