Enneapogon desvauxiiP.Beauv. [family GRAMINEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Data not digitized, Pappophorum fasciculatumChiov. [family GRAMINEAE ] Verified by Data not digitized,
Related name
Pappophorum fasciculatum
Pappophorum boreale
Enneapogon wrightii
Pappophorum molle
Enneapogon desvauxii
Pappophorum wrightii
Pappophorum jaminianum
Pappophorum vincentianum
Enneapogon pusillus
Pappophorum brachystachyum
Enneapogon brachystachyus
Pappophorum mexicanum
Pappophorum scabrum
Flora
Entry for ENNEAPOGON desvauxii P. Beauv. [family POACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Tufted perennial or sometimes annual, up to 27 cm high; basal sheaths persistent, forming a pseudobulbous base to the stem and usually ultimately disintegrating into a tuft of fibres. Panicle densely contracted, spike-like. Lower glume 7-nerved, 1.8–3.5 mm long; upper glume 5-nerved, 2–4.5 mm long; fertile lemma 3.4–6 mm long (including awns), hairy on the back all over; awns ciliate; anthers 0.4–0.8(–1.2) mm long; third lemma vestigial, 0.3–0.8 mm long.
Range
N1–3; C1 Africa to India and China, Central and South America.