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Abildgaardia hygrophila
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| Synonyms: |
Fimbristylis hygrophila Gordon-Gray |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial sedge, up to c. 45 cm high Leaf-sheaths characteristically spongy. Leaf blades reduced. Inflorescence up to 2.3 cm long and 3.5 cm wide. Spikelets up to 32 mm long, ragged with golden-brown glumes. |
| Notes: | The occurrence of this species in Mozambique is provisionally accepted on the basis of a specimen labeled under this name at SRGH, Tinley 2425 |
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| Habitat: | In vleis or wet grassland with a high water table, mostly on sandy, or black-cotton soils |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia and KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS(?other) |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 19 November 2018 |
| Literature: |
Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 19. Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 115 - 116. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 108. |
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