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Synonyms: |
Panicum adhaerens Forssk. Panicum verticillatum L. Setaria adhaerens (Forssk.) Chiov. |
Common names: | Bur bristle grass (English) |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Loosely tufted annual. Culms 50–100 cm. high or more, geniculately ascending. Panicle 2–15 cm. long, spiciform, linear to untidily lobed, often entangled, the rhachis hispidulous; bristles 3–8 mm. long, retrorsely barbed, tenaciously clinging. Spikelets 1.5–2.5 mm. long, elliptic. Superior glume as long as spikelet. Inferior floret sterile, the palea minute. Superior lemma finely rugose. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | verticillata: whorled |
Habitat: | Pathsides, old farmland and weedy places, with some preference for damp or shady sites |
Altitude range: | 850 - 1600 m |
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution: | Tropical and warm temperate regions generally |
Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,T,GI,M |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | Melanitis leda helena (Food plant) |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 51. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 33. Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Pages 95 - 96. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 513. (Includes a picture). Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 60. 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. Roodt, V. (2015). Grasses & Grazers of Botswana and the surrounding savanna Struik Nature, South Africa Pages 184 - 185. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 145. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 192. Wild, H. (1955). Common Rhodesian Weeds Government of Rhodesia, Salisbury Page 4. (Includes a picture). |
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