Schoenoplectiella microglumis K.Lye

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Synonyms:	Schoenoplectus microglumis Lye Scirpus tenerrimus Peter
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Status:	Native
Description:	Tufted annual, or sometimes perennial. Stems up to 40 cm long, without transverse septa. Spikelets bristly with glume mucros. The small glumes are distinctive.
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Derivation of specific name:	Microglumis: with small glumes
Habitat:	Seasonal swampy grasslands; shallow seepage soil over rock.
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Worldwide distribution:	Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana.
Botswana distribution:	N
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Browning, J., Gordon-Gray, K.D., Lock, M., Beentje, H., Vollesen, K., Bauters, K., Archer, C., Larridon, I., Xanthos, M., Vorster, P., Bruhl, J., Wilson, K. & Zhang, X. (2020). Cyperaceae Flora Zambesiaca 14 Page 43. Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 33.

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