Loudetia simplex (Nees) C.E. Hubb.

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Castleburn Cliffs, Vumba

Synonyms:	Trichopteryx simplex (Nees) Engl. Tristachya simplex Nees
Common names:	Common russet grass (English)
Frequency:	Common
Status:	Native
Description:	Tufted perennial grass, 30 - 150 cm tall; basal leaf sheaths becoming fibrous and usually woolly-tomentose. Culms unbranched. Inflorescence a contracted or open panicle, broadly ovate in outline, with long, wiry branches. Spikelets 8-14 mm long, hairless. Callus 2-toothed.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	simplex: undivided, entire (obviously not referring to the callus)
Habitat:	In rocky places in open woodland but also in waterlogged soils.
Altitude range: (metres)	1000 - 2500 m
Flowering time:	Nov - Mar
Worldwide distribution:	Tropical and S Africa and Madagascar
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,W,C,E,S
Growth form:	P
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Sunday 12 August 2007
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