G.299. Aristida L. - Bristle grasses

Description of the genus

Annuals or perennials. Spikelets 1-flowered, disarticulating above the glumes, in terminal, lax or contracted, panicles; glumes persistent, narrow, usually 1-nerved. Lemma narrow, with hard callus at base, with or without a beak or twisted column; articulation present or 0, usually visible as a transverse darker line on the body of the lemma, occurring at the apex of the lemma or at the apex of the column; awns 3 (1 central, 2 lateral) or rarely 1, glabrous.

Worldwide: c. 330 species in warm regions of the world

Burundi: 6 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
adoensis Hochst. ex A.Rich.
adscensionis L.Description, Image
diminuta (Mez) C.E. Hubb.Description
hordeacea KunthDescription
recta Franch.Description, Image
stenostachya Clayton

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Flora of Botswana: Aristida
Flora of Caprivi: Aristida
Flora of Malawi: Aristida
Flora of Mozambique: Aristida
Flora of Zambia: Aristida
Flora of Zimbabwe: Aristida

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aristida
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aristida
JSTOR Plant Science: Aristida
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aristida
Plants of the World Online: Aristida
Tropicos: Aristida
Wikipedia: Aristida

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