Location ²

Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.

Description ²

Perennial grass, 0.6-2m height, tufts with succulent stems. Leaves glabrous or hairy on the upper surface, 10-60cm long and 5-35mm wide. Inflorescence is a terminal and/or axillary panicle, 10-30cm long, often purplish with 10-100 spikes, 10-15cm long. Spikelets slight hairy and 2.5-3mm long. Prefers well-drained, fertile soils with high organic matter content. Will occur on acid, less fertile soils. Altitudes of 600m and temperature 14-26 °C.
Similar to Micay grass.

Habitat Type ²

Moist/dry/montane/flooded forest and alpine/montane/flooded grassland ecoregions

Fuentes y créditos

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Más información

• NaturaLista página del taxón
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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