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Echinochloa ugandensis
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| Status: | Native |
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Annual. Culms 25–100 cm. high; ligule a line of hairs. Inflorescence 5–20 cm. long, linear; racemes up to 4 cm. long, like E. colona. Spikelets 2.5–3.5 mm. long, elliptic, pubescent. Inferior floret ? or barren, its lemma acute or with an awn point up to 3 mm. long. Superior lemma 2–2.5 mm. long. |
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| Habitat: | In or near shallow pools and other wet places |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1500 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | from Kenya to S. Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,M |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Pages 55 - 56. 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 103. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 135. |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Echinochloa ugandensis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Echinochloa ugandensisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Echinochloa ugandensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Echinochloa ugandensis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Echinochloa ugandensis
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iNaturalist: Echinochloa ugandensis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Echinochloa ugandensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Echinochloa ugandensis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Echinochloa ugandensis
Plants of the World Online: Echinochloa ugandensis
Tropicos: Echinochloa ugandensis
Wikipedia: Echinochloa ugandensis
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