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Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum 5: 42, t. 467, f. 1. 1799. (
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Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 3/3/2017)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Project Data
(Last Modified On 8/17/2017)
GROWTH: Lifespan:
Perennial
Life form:
Herbaceous
Plant habit:
Erect, Tufted
Stem consistency:
Wiry
Stem height (cm):
50 to 120
Stem stature:
Slender
Floral and plant sex:
Hermaphroditic/bisexual flowers
Inflorescence type:
Panicle
Inflorescence position:
Terminal
POACEAE Panicle length (cm):
10 to 20
POACEAE Spikelet density:
Contiguous
POACEAE Spikelet length (mm):
8 to 15
POACEAE Number of spikelets (comprising fertile florets):
1
POACEAE Fruiting spikelets (abscission) [mandatory]:
Breaking up at maturity
POACEAE Fruiting Spikelets (secondary abscission):
Without secondary abscission
POACEAE Seed: Caryopsis with (type of pericarp):
Free soft pericarp (follicoid)
TOXICITY: Toxicity:
Predicted
Details: Toxicity:
Contains fungal endophytes that in related species cause temporary narcotic effects in grazing livestock (Burrows & Tyrl, 2011).
References:
Clayton, W. D., M. S. Vorontsova, K. T. Harman & C. S. Williamson. 2002 +. GrassBase - World Grass Species: Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval.
Burrows & R. J. Tyrl. 2001. Toxic Plants N. Amer. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA.
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