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Schoenoplectus microglumis
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Kafue Fisheries
Aug 1991
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kafue Fisheries
Aug 1991
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Schoenoplectiella microglumis (Lye) Lye Scirpus tenerrimus Peter |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tufted annual, or sometimes perennial. Stems up to 40 cm long, without transverse septa. Spikelets bristly with glume mucros. The small glumes are distinctive. |
| Type location: |
Uganda |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | Microglumis: with small glumes |
| Habitat: | Seasonal swampy grasslands; shallow seepage soil over rock. |
| Altitude range: | 950 - 1650 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lk,S |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 27 July 2017 |
| Literature: |
Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 33. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Schoenoplectus microglumisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Schoenoplectus microglumis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Schoenoplectus microglumis
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Schoenoplectus microglumis
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Schoenoplectus microglumis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Schoenoplectus microglumis
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Schoenoplectus microglumis
iNaturalist: Schoenoplectus microglumis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Schoenoplectus microglumis
JSTOR Plant Science: Schoenoplectus microglumis
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Schoenoplectus microglumis
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Schoenoplectus microglumis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Schoenoplectus microglumis
Plants of the World Online: Schoenoplectus microglumis
Tropicos: Schoenoplectus microglumis
Wikipedia: Schoenoplectus microglumis
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