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Species Aristida diffusa
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Aristida:
Name from the Latin arista, an awn.
Etymology of diffusa:
From the Latin diffusus = ‘widespread’, 'spreading' or 'diffuse'
Scientific name:
Aristida diffusa Trin.
Common names:
Besemsteekgras
Localities:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Synonym status:
Perennial to 1 m. Leaves linear. Spikelets in an open panicle, 25--45 mm long, lower glume obtuse, lemmas sometimes articulated above. Oct.--Apr. Rocky slopes, NW, SW, AP, KM, SE (widespread in southern Africa).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Aristida diffusa.
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