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Aristida stipoides Lam. | |
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Graminae Common names: Grootfontein bristlegrass |
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| Description Tufted annual 90-150 cm high, glabrous except for a flake of wool at the auricles. Leaf-blades flat or involute up to 45 cm long and up to 4 mm wide. Panicle up to 50 cm long, lax with spikelets borne on long thin pedicels. Spikelets up to 20 cm long, glumes unequal the lower 5-7 mm long, the upper 14-20 mm long; body of the lemma 7-9 mm long with articulation between it and the awn-column; column 1.5-3 cm long, the central awn 3.5-6 cm long, the laterals a little shorter. Habitat Ruderal species. Altitude range ± 1200-1350 m. Distribution May appear in Kenya; also from United Republic of Tanzania southwards; it is recorded from W. and N. E. tropical Africa. Use Grazed when young. Of some importance for grazing in dry areas. |
 Aristida stipoides |
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