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Koeleria capensis
inflorescence   
(Koeleria cristata)

Poaceae Pooideae Poeae Aveninae


As at April 2024, 13 herbarium specimens

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Also occurs outside southern Africa
Found within protected areas: Malolotja

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Koeleria cristata - Tufted perennial, usually c 60 cm high, but very variable. Leaves usually rolled, wiry, hairless. Inflorescence dense, spike-like, cylindrical, often interrupted towards base, up to 15 cm long, usually less; spikelets pale or tinted, shining, up to c 6 mm long, glumes exceeding lower florets; glumes and lemmas tapering to sharp points, not awned.

* 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.

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