Species Aristida congesta Roem. & Schult. (Stickgrass)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Plantae
  • - phylum: Tracheophyta
  • -- class: Liliopsida
  • --- order: Poales
  • ---- family: Poaceae
  • ----- species: Aristida congesta
Characteristics:tufted grass, 70cm tall, long white hair where the leaf blade and the leaf sheath join, inflorescence is a dens panicle, spikelets with three awns
Countries:
BW
Botswana
NA
Namibia
ZA
South Africa
Ecoregions:
AT1309
Kalahari xeric savanna
Links:
References:Van Rooyen et al. 2001: 88
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/30275132
Creator: Petra Ballings
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Comments: Species: Aristida congesta Roem. & Schult. Date: 2007-12-23 Location: Maleme Rest Camp, Matobo National Park. Habitat: Open rocky grass area, full sun among grass & weeds, vlei area in disturbed rocky woodland
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Creator: Petra Ballings
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Comments: Species: Aristida congesta Roem. & Schult. Date: 2007-12-23 Location: Maleme Rest Camp, Matobo National Park. Habitat: Open rocky grass area, full sun among grass & weeds, vlei area in disturbed rocky woodland
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Creator: Petra Ballings
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Comments: Species: Aristida congesta Roem. & Schult. Date: 2007-12-25 Location: Shashe Wilderness Camp, Tuli Habitat: Among grass and weeds in wooded grassland
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/16069902
Date: 2010-03-01
Place: Orient
Creator: Royal Botanic Garden  Edinburgh
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Comments:   Aristida congesta Roem. & Schult. (Gramineae).  Image of herbarium specimen held at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E).  Specimen barcode number E00398891.  Specimen collected from: Orient.    This is a low resolution version of the image. 
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/30275131
Creator: Petra Ballings
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License
Comments: Species: Aristida congesta Roem. & Schult. Date: 2007-12-23 Location: Maleme Rest Camp, Matobo National Park. Habitat: Open rocky grass area, full sun among grass & weeds, vlei area in disturbed rocky woodland
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