Dulichium

Persoon

Syn. Pl. 1: 65. 1805.

Common names: Duliche
Etymology: Latin dulichium, a kind of sedge
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 198. Mentioned on page 6, 199.
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Lipocarpha drummondii
Lipocarpha micrantha
Lipocarpha occidentalis
Lipocarpha microcephala
Lipocarpha maculata
Dulichium arundinaceum var. arundinaceum
Blysmopsis rufa
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey
Bee F. Gunn
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Herbs, perennial, cespitose or not, rhizomatous. Culms terete. Leaves cauline; ligules present; proximal leaves bladeless, distal with well-developed blades, flat. Inflorescences axillary, spicate, with 3–10 spikelets per spike; primary bracts leaflike, each subtending spike. Spikelets: scales 4–8, distichously arranged, each subtending flower. Flowers bisexual; perianth of 6–9 retrorsely barbed bristles, slightly longer than achene; stamens 3; styles 2-fid, base persistent, linear. Achenes biconvex. x = 16.

Distribution

North America

Discussion

Species 1.

Selected References

None.

"shortened" is not a number.

... more about "Dulichium"
biconvex +
Joy Mastrogiuseppe +
Persoon +
persistent +
well-developed +
glumaceous +  and foliaceous +
2-ranked +  and arranged +
ascending +  and appressed +
parallel +  and divergent +
terete +, rolled +  and plicate +
Duliche +
North America +
Latin dulichium, a kind of sedge +
hypogynous +  and subtending +
biconvex +  and trigonous +
multi-ranked +, 2-ranked +, 3-ranked +  and alternate +
slightly longer +
with (1-)3-6(-30) bristles and/or scales +
2-3(-4)-carpellate +
3 (?) +  and 1 (?) +
adventitious +
basal +  and proximal +
2-keeled +
cylindric +
3 +  and 10 +
septate +, hollow +  and solid +
compressed +, terete +  and trigonous +
papillate +
Dulichium +
Cyperaceae +
herb +, not +  and cespitose +