Tricholaena monachne is an attractive grass with an open panicle inflorescence and green spikelets that are often flushed or almost entirely purple.
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Tricholaena monachne is a hardy, sparsely tufted, evergreen to semi-deciduous, small perennial grass. The blue-grey, slender leaves give the grass a 'smoky' ...
Tufted annual to short-lived perennial. Culms (13)20–100(114) cm. high, geniculately ascending and often rooting at lower nodes. Panicle (4.7)6–14(18) cm. long, ...
The native range of this species is Ghana to Togo, Kenya to S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Pakistan. It is a perennial or annual and grows primarily in the ...
Tricholaena is a genus of Asian, African, and Italian plants in the grass family. Tricholaena. Tricholaena monachne in South Africa.
Tricholaena monachne is a sparsely tufted perennial grass with slanted culms that grows in most soil types but prefers sandy soil.
Panicle broadly ovate, 6–20 cm. long, open, with slender branches and pedicels. Leaf-blades sometimes flat, commonly involute, 5–20 cm. long, 1–6 mm. wide.
Blue Seed Tricholaena ; Taxonomy ; Scientific Name. Tricholaena monachne (Trin.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. ; Higher Classification. Monocotyledons ; Family. POACEAE.
From the Greek thrix, trichos (a hair) and chlaena (mantle), referring to silky spikelets. Excluding Rhynchelytrum. Habit, vegetative morphology.
Apr 2, 2018 · Annual grass with large open panicle. Flowers are periwinkle blue. Hairy ligules. Latitude, Longitude: -18.946710,34.367441. Location Accuracy ...