Pappostipa frigida (Phil.) Romasch.
First published in J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 185 (2008)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bolivia to NW. Argentina and Central Chile. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.
Descriptions
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial; caespitose; clumped densely. Culms erect; 15-30 cm long; 2 -noded. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 3-5 mm long; pubescent on abaxial surface. Leaf-blades filiform; convolute; 5-20 cm long; 0.5 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface ribbed; glabrous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence a panicle; shorter than basal leaves. Panicle open; linear; 2-6 cm long. Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets
- Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets lanceolate; subterete; 16-24 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Floret callus evident; 1 mm long; acute.
- Fertile
- Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets lanceolate; subterete; 16-24 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Floret callus evident; 1 mm long; acute.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Glume
- Glumes persistent; similar; exceeding apex of florets; thinner than fertile lemma. Lower glume lanceolate; 1 length of upper glume; membranous; without keels; 3 -veined. Lower glume apex acuminate. Upper glume lanceolate; 16-24 mm long; membranous; without keels; 3 -veined. Upper glume apex acuminate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
- Fertile lemma lanceolate; subterete; 5-8 mm long; coriaceous; without keel; 5 -veined. Lemma surface pubescent; hairy all along. Lemma margins convolute; covering most of palea. Lemma apex dentate; 2 -fid; awned; 1 -awned. Principal lemma awn geniculate; 12-20 mm long overall; with twisted column. Column of lemma awn 7-10 mm long; plumose; with 5-6 mm long hairs. Palea 4-7 mm long; 1 length of lemma; 2 -veined; without keels. Palea surface pubescent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Lodicules 3; 2-3 mm long. Anthers 3. Stigmas 2. Ovary glabrous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Caryopsis with adherent pericarp; fusiform; 4 mm long. Hilum linear.
- Distribution
- South America: western South America and southern South America.
- Reference
- Stipeae. Matthei 1995.
Sources
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GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0