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| Synonyms: |
Anthephora gracilis Stapf & Hubbard |
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| Description: |
Annual. Culms 25–100 cm. high. Panicle 3–10 cm. long; involucre 3.5–6 mm. long, the bracts appressed pubescent with narrow membranous wings above, acute to emarginate and bearing an awn 1–25 mm. long. |
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| Habitat: | Open places on poor soils in savanna woodland and thicket |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 900 - 1600 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, DRC, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Page 190. 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 99. |
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