Species Aristida congesta
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Etymology of Aristida:
Name from the Latin arista, an awn.
Etymology of congesta:
From the Latin congestus = 'congested' or 'crowded together'
Scientific name:
Aristida congesta Roem. & Schult.
Common names:
Katstertsteekgras
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Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 2: 401 (1817)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1817
Slender perennial or annual to 90 cm, densely tufted. Leaves linear. Spikelets in a congested panicle, 25--30 mm long, lower glume awned, lemmas articulated above. Dec.--May. Stony, mostly clay slopes, NW, SW, KM (widespread in tropical Africa).
Observations of Taxon
Aristida congesta
Name of observer:
Braam van Wyk & Sasa Malan (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Aristida congesta subsp. congesta
Name of observer:
Braam van Wyk & Sasa Malan (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Aristida congesta subsp. congesta
Name of observer:
Braam van Wyk & Sasa Malan (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Aristida congesta
Name of observer:
Braam van Wyk & Sasa Malan (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Aristida congesta
Name of observer:
Braam van Wyk and Sasa Malan (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown