Schoenoplectus microglumis K.Lye
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Kafue Fisheries
Aug 1991
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kafue Fisheries
Aug 1991
Photo: Mike Bingham
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Synonyms:
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Schoenoplectiella microglumis (Lye) Lye Scirpus tenerrimus Peter
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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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:
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Uganda |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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Microglumis: with small glumes |
Habitat:
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Seasonal swampy grasslands; shallow seepage soil over rock. |
Altitude range: |
950 - 1650 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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C,S |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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Lk,S |
Growth form(s):
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Endemic status:
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Spot characters:
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Content last updated: |
Thursday 27 July 2017 |
Literature:
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Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 33.
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-22
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2022).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Schoenoplectus microglumis. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=228980, retrieved 3 July 2022
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