Distribution Map

Fuirena pubescens var. pubescens

                   
               
(Fuirena pubescens)

Cyperaceae Cyperoideae Fuireneae 

(exotic - see Alien Plants Database)

As at April 2024, 14 herbarium specimens, 7 photo records
Found within protected areas: Mlawula Malolotja

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Fuirena pubescens - Rather slender, 30 cm—i m high, with stem c 3 mm wide. Leaves few, blades 5 mm wide or less. Inflorescence rather condensed; spikelets dark green, downy, each c 1 cm long x 3 mm wide; glumes broad suddenly tapering to long slender spreading points.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.