Abildgaardia hygrophila (Gordon-Gray) Lye
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Synonyms:
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Fimbristylis hygrophila Gordon-Gray
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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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. |
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Habitat:
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In vleis or wet grassland with a high water
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Worldwide distribution:
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Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia and KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape South Africa. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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W,C |
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Literature:
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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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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: Abildgaardia hygrophila. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=231040, retrieved 7 July 2022
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