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Paspalum distichum L.

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Paspalum distichum L. (1759)
Paspalum distichum L.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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L.
L.
1759
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Paspalum distichum L.
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Paspalum distichum

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distichum

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Paspalum distichum L.

Perennials, with numerous long-creeping branching stolons to 3 mm diam., rooting at nodes. Leaf-sheath submembranous, glabrous. Ligule 1-1.6 mm, erose, truncate. Collar hairs few, long, tubercle-based. Leaf-blade 2.5-9 cm × 2-8 mm, rather soft, flat, linear-lanceolate, curved at base, abaxially glabrous with obvious midrib, adaxially with scattered, long, fine tubercle-based hairs; margins scabrid, gradually narrowed to acuminate scabrid tip. Culm 7-35-(45) cm, erect or geniculate-ascending, compressed, nodes long-hairy, internodes glabrous. Panicle of (1)-2-(3) erect to spreading racemes, ± digitate at culm apex. Racemes 2-5 cm, sometimes one or both shortly pedunculate; axils with a few long white hairs; rachis 1-2 mm wide, concave, narrowly winged with scabrid margins, bearing 2 rows of single or paired, subsessile or shortly pedicelled spikelets; pedicels scabrid; paired spikelets usually near centre of rachis. Spikelets c. 2.5-3.5 mm, imbricate, elliptic, acute, light green. Lower glume a minute scale rarely to 1 mm, or 0, upper = spikelet, 5-nerved, minutely appressed-puberulent. Lower floret: lemma ≈ upper glume and slightly less membranous, 3-5-nerved, glabrous; palea rarely present, narrow, short, hyaline, 2-keeled. Upper floret: lemma 2-3 mm, faintly 5-nerved, cartilaginous-indurate, finely punctulate-striolate, broad-elliptic, acute, light cream, apex often with tuft of short hairs; palea ≈ lemma, hyaline margins only slightly widened near centre; anthers 1-1.7 mm, dark purple; stigmas dark purple; caryopsis 1.5-2 mm.

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Paspalum distichum L.
Paspalum distichum L.
Paspalum distichum L.
Paspalum distichum L.
Paspalum distichum L.
Paspalum distichum L.
Paspalum distichum L.
Paspalum distichum L.

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Paspalum distichum L.
New Zealand
Paspalum distichum L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Paspalum distichum L.
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
Paspalum distichum L.
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
Paspalum distichum L.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Paspalum distichum L.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Paspalum distichum L.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
Paspalum distichum L.
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
Paspalum distichum L.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District

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1 January 2000
30 January 2007
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