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| Synonyms: |
Aristida uniplumis var. neesii Trin. & Rupr. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial, densely caespitose, with a short knotty branched rhizome. Panicle often narrow but lax, with a few spikelets. Glumes usually longer than 10 mm. Lemma 3.5-4 mm. long, excluding the callus. Central awn of the lemma fairly rigid, usually dark in colour, diverging at a right angle from the lemma, plumose to the base. 2n = 44. |
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| Habitat: | In sand pockets over limestone cobbles |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Launert, E. (1971). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(1) Pages 133 - 136. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 110. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 146. |
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