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| Synonyms: |
Aristida angustata Stapf Aristida pardyi Stent & J.M. Rattray Aristida welwitschii Rendle Aristida welwitschii var. minor Rendle Aristida welwitschii var. subtomentosa Henrard |
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Culms 70-140 cm. high. Internodes of the culms more or less equal (the lower short, the following aproximately of equal length). Leaf-laminae usually suberect, those of the uppermost leaves never approximate in pairs. Auricles of the leaves usually pubescent. Inferior glume 5·5-6 mm. long; the superior 6.5-7 mm. long. Lemma c. 6 mm. long, with a twisted column 2-2·5 mm. long; awns subequal, usually 15-20 mm. long. |
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| Habitat: | On sandy, black clayey and serpentine soils, usually in wet situations, in grassland, on ungrazed margins of vleis, in sandveld, Acacia-Mopane veld and on edges of dambos and termite mounds |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, South Africa (Cape Province), Zambia, Zimbabwe, Bostwana, Malawi |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 341. (Includes a picture). Launert, E. (1963). Malpighiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Page 100. Launert, E. (1971). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(1) Pages 105 - 107. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 131. |
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