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Scleria paupercula
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Photo: Lari Merrett
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Photo: Lari Merrett
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
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Perennial, 20-50 cm tall, from creeping rhizome, straight, 2-3 mm thick, juicy. Inflorescence 1.5-6 cm long, spicate or shortly branched with glomerules of 2-6 spikelets, glumes dark brown. |
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| Zimbabwe distribution: | C |
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Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 389. 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 89. |
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