PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / POALES / POACEAE / POOIDEAE / POEAE / SPHENOPUS / DIVARICATUS
Slender, tufted annual; 70-200(-300) mm high; outer culms geniculate and spreading from base. Leaf blade 30-70 x 1 mm, setaceous, rolled; ligule to 4 mm long, membranous. Inflorescence open, delicate, much branched; pedicels 1.5-7.0 mm long. Spikelet 2-3 mm long; 2-5-flowered; glumes unequal, hyaline; lower glume scale-like; upper glume to 1 mm long; lemma 1.25-1.50 mm long, obtuse or rounded, awnless or minutely awned, scabrid; anther 0.2-0.3 mm long. From: Nembudani, MT. 2015. Sphenopus Trin. In: L Fish, AC Mashau, MJ Moeaha & MT Nembudani (eds), Identification guide to the southern Africa grasses. An identification manual with keys, descriptions and distributions. Strelitzia 36: 634-635. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Delicate annual, up to 200 mm tall. Leaves linear, rolled, thread-like; ligule a long unfringed membrane. Inflorescence a delicate, open panicle; pedicels club-shaped. Spikelets 2-3 x up to 1.5 mm, many-flowered, glumes and lemmas awnless, minutely awned or mucronate; glumes unequal, shorter than spikelet, lower glume 0.1-0.4 mm long, nerveless; lemmas glabrous, occasionally minutely scabrous. From: Fish, L. 2013. Poaceae: Sphenopus. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 149-149. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Slender annual to 20 cm. Leaves linear, rolled, setaceous. Spikelets 2-3 mm long, in a delicate, open panicle. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P; Linder, HP. 2012. Poaceae: Sphenopus Trin. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 223-223. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Coastal areas on mud flats along rivers or salty marshes or in hollows between dunes. From: Nembudani, MT. 2015. Sphenopus Trin. In: L Fish, AC Mashau, MJ Moeaha & MT Nembudani (eds), Identification guide to the southern Africa grasses. An identification manual with keys, descriptions and distributions. Strelitzia 36: 634-635. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Coastal mud flats and dune hollows. From: Fish, L. 2013. Poaceae: Sphenopus. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 149-149. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Coastal mud flats and dune hollows. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P; Linder, HP. 2012. Poaceae: Sphenopus Trin. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 223-223. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Southwestern Europe, Mediterranean region eastwards to central Asia. Introduced and naturalised in South Africa and Australia. NC, WC. From: Nembudani, MT. 2015. Sphenopus Trin. In: L Fish, AC Mashau, MJ Moeaha & MT Nembudani (eds), Identification guide to the southern Africa grasses. An identification manual with keys, descriptions and distributions. Strelitzia 36: 634-635. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
European weed, Springbok, Lokenburg and Elandsbaai to Yzerfontein. From: Fish, L. 2013. Poaceae: Sphenopus. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 149-149. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
European weed. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P; Linder, HP. 2012. Poaceae: Sphenopus Trin. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 223-223. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
August to October
2 to 700 m
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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Names and Sources
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Poales
FAMILY Poaceae
SUBFAMILY Pooideae
TRIBE Poeae
GENUS Sphenopus
SPECIES divaricatus
15 results for Sphenopus divaricatus (Gouan) Rchb.
Barcode: PRE0709671-0 Collector(s) & number: Davidse, G, 33450 | 1987-9-21
South Africa, Western Cape, ELANDSBAAI; 5 KM SOUTH OF BOBBEJAANSBERG POINT ALONG ELANDSBAAI.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0248809-0 Collector(s) & number: Mucina, L, FSA 7269/6 | 2001-9-25
South Africa, Western Cape, Vredendal Dist. Papendorp. Olifantsriviermond - Soutpan. 31°42'26.2''S, 18°12'23.1''E.
General notes: Supra-tidal habitat on edge of estuary.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0107064-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 19554 | 1957-9-22
South Africa, Northern Cape, SPRINGBOK DIST.; 8 MI. W. BY S. OF SPRINGBOK
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Barcode: PRE0016137-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 24148 | 1968-10-12
South Africa, Western Cape, MALMESBURY DIV.; YZERFONTEIN; IN HOLLOW BEHIND DUNES
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Barcode: PRE0016138-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 24157 | 1968-10-14
South Africa, Western Cape, PIQUETBERG DIV.; BOKRAM; IN HOLLOW BEHIND DUNES.
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Barcode: PRE0727025-0 Collector(s) & number: Spies, JJ, 3426 | 1987-9-21
South Africa, Western Cape, 5 KM S OF ELANDSBAY
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0608744-0 Collector(s) & number: Smook, L, 3650 | 1981-10-6
South Africa, Western Cape, VELDRIFT; VELDRIFT BERG RIVER; ON MUDFLATS ON RIVER BANK SALTY
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0068957-0 Collector(s) & number: Ellis, RP, 1694 | 1973-9-25
South Africa, Western Cape, 17 KM. S. OF ELANDS BAY
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Barcode: PRE0695615-0 Collector(s) & number: Ellis, RP, 5431 | 1987-9-21
South Africa, Western Cape, ELANDS BAY; 5 KM S OF BABOON POINT. BEHIND COASTAL DUNES
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Barcode: PRE0727024-0 Collector(s) & number: Spies, JJ, 3427 | 1987-9-21
South Africa, Western Cape, 5 KM S OF ELANDSBAY
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0166585-0 Collector(s) & number: Smook, L, 3650 | 1981-10-6
South Africa, Western Cape, Velddrift. Velddrift Berg River.
General notes: On mudflats on river bank. Salty. Common on flat salt marsh.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0616358-0 Collector(s) & number: Du Toit, PCV, 1596 | 1976-10-13
South Africa, Western Cape, LAMBERTS BAY; 6 KM FROM LAMBERTS BAY ON ROAD TO LEIPOLDTVILLE
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Barcode: PRE0695614-0 Collector(s) & number: Ellis, RP, 5430 | 1987-9-21
South Africa, Western Cape, ELANDS BAY; 5 KM S OF BABOON POINT. BEHIND COASTAL DUNES
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0016136-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 20606 | 1959-8-25
South Africa, Northern Cape, CALVINIA DIV.; LOKENBURG; VOLSTRUISFONTEIN 8 MI. NE. OF LOKENBURG
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0248557-0 Collector(s) & number: Mucina, L, FSA 7239/6 | 2001-9-25
South Africa, Western Cape, Western Cape Province. Vredendal. Papendorp. Olifantsriviermond. Soutpan. 31°42'26.2"S, 18°12'23.1"E.
General notes: Supra-tidal habitat on edge of estuary.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2015
SERIES CHAPTER
Sphenopus Trin. Nembudani, MTIn: L Fish, AC Mashau, MJ Moeaha & MT Nembudani (eds), Identification guide to the southern Africa grasses. An identification manual with keys, descriptions and distributions. Strelitzia 36: 634-635
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2013
SERIES CHAPTER
Poaceae: Sphenopus Fish, LIn: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 149-149
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2012
SERIES CHAPTER
Poaceae: Sphenopus Trin. Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P; Linder, HPIn: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 223-223
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
No results found for Sphenopus divaricatus (Gouan) Rchb.
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