Echinochloa ugandensis
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Lufupa River
Jul 2011
Photo: K.J. Murphy
Lufupa River
Jul 2011
Photo: K.J. Murphy
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| Status: | Native |
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Annual. Culms 25–100 cm. high; ligule a line of hairs. Inflorescence 5–20 cm. long, linear; racemes up to 4 cm. long, like E. colona. Spikelets 2.5–3.5 mm. long, elliptic, pubescent. Inferior floret ? or barren, its lemma acute or with an awn point up to 3 mm. long. Superior lemma 2–2.5 mm. long. |
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| Habitat: | In or near shallow pools and other wet places |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1500 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | from Kenya to S. Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| FZ divisions: | N,M |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Pages 55 - 56. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 103. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 195. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 135. |
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