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Description: | Annual up to 33 cm high; culms tufted. Involucral bracts leaf-like, the lowermost continuing in the direction of the culm, the inflorescence therefore appearing lateral. Inflorescence capitate, spikelets sessile, 8-30 per head; glumes golden yellowish-brown to dark reddish-brown. | |
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Derivation of specific name: | capillifolius: hair-like leaves | |
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Worldwide distribution: | Western, eastern Africa from Ethiopia to Angola and Zambia. | |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
Literature: |
Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 284. |
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