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Chondrosum
hirsutum
(Lag.) Sweet
Published In:
Hortus Britannicus 2: 455. 1826. (
Hort. Brit.
)
Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 3/3/2017)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Project Data
(Last Modified On 11/2/2017)
GROWTH: Lifespan:
Perennial
Life form:
Herbaceous
Plant habit:
Mat forming, Tufted
Stem consistency:
Firm
Stem height (cm):
15 to 40 (to 60)
Floral and plant sex:
Hermaphroditic/bisexual flowers
Inflorescence position:
Terminal
POACEAE Spikelet density:
Crowded
POACEAE Spikelet length (mm):
6
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):
Adherent pericarp
Seed size (mm):
2.2
ECONOMIC USE: Domestic animal edible:
Fodder
Details: Economic use:
Fodder for animals (Moerman 1998 [as Bouteloua hirsuta]).
References:
Clayton, W. D., M. S. Vorontsova, K. T. Harman & C. S. Williamson. 2002 +. GrassBase - World Grass Species: Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval.
Moerman, D. E. 1998. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press, Portland.