Pentameris barbata (Nees) Steud. subsp. barbata
LC Indigenous

Morphological description

Weakly tufted perennial 300-600 mm high, nearly forming cushions; base glabrous; basal sheaths brown, soon rotting away; leaves basal or cauline; stalked glands common to rare on leaves, pedicels and glumes. Leaf blade to 200 x to 12 mm, expanded, glabrous or more commonly hairy; margins scabrid; sheaths mouth with a ring of bristles. Inflorescence open, 110 x 70 mm, with ±200 spikelets; pedicels not hidden by spikelets, shorter than spikelets; axils hairy. Spikelet 5-6 mm long; glumes acute, green, glabrous or hairy all over; lemma 2.0-2.5 mm long, hairy all over, lobes truncate-lacerate; lateral awns 3 mm long, exserted from glumes; central awn 8-11 mm long; palea hairy in upper half; anthers 1.8-2.0 mm long. From: Fish, L; Nembudani, MT; Moeaha, MJ. 2015. Pentameris P.Beauv. 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: 517-559. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Habitat

Coastal sands (West Coast Sand Flats); in slightly disturbed areas. From: Fish, L; Nembudani, MT; Moeaha, MJ. 2015. Pentameris P.Beauv. 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: 517-559. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Distribution

Endemic. WC. From: Fish, L; Nembudani, MT; Moeaha, MJ. 2015. Pentameris P.Beauv. 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: 517-559. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Flowering time

September to November

Occurrence records map

This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations

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Residence status

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

FSA

SA

BOT

NAM

ESW

LES

WC

EC

NC

FS

GA

KZN

LP

MP

NW

Absent

Indigenous

Endemic

Naturalised

Invasive

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Names and Sources

Accepted name
Pentameris barbata (Nees) Steud. subsp. barbata
Synonym(s)

Pentaschistis barbata (Nees) H.P.Linder subsp. barbata


Pentaschistis leucopogon Stapf


Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

ORDER Poales

FAMILY Poaceae

SPECIES barbata

SUBSPECIES barbata

48 results for Pentameris barbata (Nees) Steud. subsp. barbata

Specimen records

Barcode: PRE0037579-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 19067 | 1956-10-4

South Africa, Western Cape, BELLVILLE DIST.; BLAAUWBERG STRAND; CECILIA BUTTRESS

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0037576-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 20707 | 1959-10-16

South Africa, Western Cape, MALMESBURY DIST.; DARLING; 2.5 MI. NW. OF DARLING

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0037588-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 24160 | 1968-10-14

South Africa, Western Cape, BREDASDORP DIST.; BRANDFONTEIN; 11 MI. S. OF ELANDSBAAI CAUSEWAY

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0037578-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Rensburg, WLJ, 563 | --

South Africa, Western Cape, STELLENBOSCH DIV.; DARLING DIST.; SW. SIDE OF GUARDIAN PEAK

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0036172-0 Collector(s) & number: Lotter, L, 5 | --

South Africa, Western Cape, PHILADELPHIA DIST; ALONG NATIONAL ROAD

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0036170-0 Collector(s) & number: Parker, RN, 4810 | 1952-10-13

South Africa, Western Cape, CALEDON DIST.; ROOI ELS TO PRINGLE BAY

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0474063-0 Collector(s) & number: Boucher, C, 2952 | 1975-11-26

South Africa, Western Cape, SOUTH-WESTERN CAPE; LANGEBAAN PENINSULA; SCHRYWERSHOEK

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0478957-0 Collector(s) & number: Du Toit, PCV, 1523 | 1976-10-11

South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town: Table Mountain. On slopes between scenic drive and upper krantzes.

General notes: In greyish white sandy soil amongst rocks.

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Barcode: PRE0479412-0 Collector(s) & number: Spies, JJ, 3657 | 1987-10-12

South Africa, Western Cape, 8km van Wellington na Worcester in Bainskloof.

General notes: Voucher specimen for cytogenetics. Conf.: H.P. Linder

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Barcode: PRE0479735-0 Collector(s) & number: Du Toit, PCV, 1787 | 1976-10-18

South Africa, Western Cape, Near entrance to Du Toit's Kloof Pass.

General notes: Steep N. facing slope. Between rocks. Yellowish brown sandy grit gravel.

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Barcode: PRE0610350-0 Collector(s) & number: Crook, AO, 2275B | 1980-10-14

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE FLATS NAT. RES; UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE

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Barcode: PRE0610349-0 Collector(s) & number: Crook, AO, 2300 | 1980-11-6

South Africa, Western Cape, MAMRE; SILWERSTROOMSTRAND; NEAR ENTRANCE TO RESORT

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0622440-0 Collector(s) & number: Ellis, RP, 2219 | 1974-11-7

South Africa, Western Cape, JONKERSHOEK; STATE FOREST. NEAR WITBRUG ALONG PATH TO EERSTE WATERVAL

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Barcode: PRE0622463-0 Collector(s) & number: Ellis, RP, 2305 | 1974-11-11

South Africa, Western Cape, TABLE MOUNTAIN; CONTOUR PATH ABOVE KIRSTENBOSCH

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Barcode: PRE0622442-0 Collector(s) & number: Ellis, RP, 2360 | 1974-11-16

South Africa, Western Cape, BLOUBERG STRAND; SEA DUNES

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Barcode: PRE0622439-0 Collector(s) & number: Ellis, RP, 2234 | 1974-11-7

South Africa, Western Cape, JONKERSHOEK; STATE FOREST. JAKKALSVLEI CATCHMENT

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0622444-0 Collector(s) & number: Ellis, RP, 2359 | 1974-11-16

South Africa, Western Cape, BLOUBERG STRAND; SEA DUNES

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0622770-0 Collector(s) & number: Hugo, L, 2460 | 1980-12-4

South Africa, Western Cape, VILLIERSDORP; HIGH NOON; PLATEAU AT FOOT OF KROONLAND PEAK

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0623377-0 Collector(s) & number: Boucher, C, 4795 | 1979-10-12

South Africa, Western Cape, MALMESBURY DIST.; PELLA; BURGERSPOST FARM FYNBOS BIOME RESEARCH SITE

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0623585-0 Collector(s) & number: Boucher, C, 4893 | 1979-11-14

South Africa, Western Cape, MALMESBURY DIST.; PELLA; BURGERS POST FARM FYNBOS BIOME RESEARCH SITE

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Barcode: PRE0623932-0 Collector(s) & number: Taylor, HC, 10254 | 1980-12-14

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE TOWN; SIMONSBERG; ABOVE SCHOONGEZICHT, BELOW KRANZES

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Barcode: PRE0654253-0 Collector(s) & number: Smook, L, 3636 | 1981-10-6

South Africa, Western Cape, SALDANHA BAY; SCENIC DRIVE

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0682213-0 Collector(s) & number: Ellis, RP, 5135 | 1986-9-3

South Africa, Western Cape, HOPEFIELD DIST.; 10 KM FROM HOPEFIELD ON VREDENBURG ROAD.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0682218-0 Collector(s) & number: Ellis, RP, 5132 | 1986-9-30

South Africa, Western Cape, VELDDRIF DIST.; 1 KM FROM ST HELENA ON ROAD TO VELDDRIF.

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Barcode: PRE0682214-0 Collector(s) & number: Ellis, RP, 5134 | 1986-9-3

South Africa, Western Cape, HOPEFIELD DIST.; 10 KM FROM HOPEFIELD ON VREDENBURG ROAD.

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Barcode: PRE0682212-0 Collector(s) & number: Ellis, RP, 5136 | 1986-9-30

South Africa, Western Cape, HOPEFIELD DIST.; 7 KM FROM HOPEFIELD ON ROAD TO MALMESBURY.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0685331-0 Collector(s) & number: Spies, JJ, 3165 | 1986-9-30

South Africa, Western Cape, WES-KAAP; PIKETBERG; VERSVELDPAS

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0685265-0 Collector(s) & number: Spies, JJ, 3184 | 1986-9-30

South Africa, Western Cape, WES-KAAP; HOPEFIELD; 8KM VAN HOPEFIELD NA VREDENBURG

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0685263-0 Collector(s) & number: Spies, JJ, 3178 | 1986-9-30

South Africa, Western Cape, WES-KAAP; VELDDRIF; 1KM VAN ST HELENA NA VELDDRIF

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Barcode: PRE0685266-0 Collector(s) & number: Spies, JJ, 3185 | 1986-9-30

South Africa, Western Cape, WES-KAAP; HOPEFIELD; 8KM VAN HOPEFIELD NA VREDENBURG

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Barcode: PRE0685267-0 Collector(s) & number: Spies, JJ, 3186 | 1986-9-30

South Africa, Western Cape, WES-KAAP; HOPEFIELD; 7KM VAN HOPEFIELD NA MALMESBURY

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0783857-0 Collector(s) & number: Ellis, RP, 5802 | 1988-10-14

South Africa, Western Cape, Rondeberg. Between Yzerfontein and Atlantis.

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Barcode: PRE0783856-0 Collector(s) & number: Ellis, RP, 5803 | 1988-10-14

South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town. Bloubergstrand.

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Barcode: PRE0783855-0 Collector(s) & number: Ellis, RP, 5804 | 1988-10-14

South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town. Bloubergstrand.

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Barcode: PRE0783858-0 Collector(s) & number: Ellis, RP, 5801 | 1988-10-14

South Africa, Western Cape, St. Helena Bay.

General notes: Strandveld of West Coast, coarse grantic soils. Det: Linder & Ellis

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0519163-0 Collector(s) & number: Goldblatt, P, 3237 | 1974-11-2

South Africa, Western Cape, MALMESBURY; 10 KM. S. OF MALMESBURY ON RD. TO CAPE TOWN

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0794272-0 Collector(s) & number: Spies, JJ, 3830 | 1988-10-12

South Africa, Western Cape, Uitkyk se Kop, wandelpad, Sederberge.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0794304-0 Collector(s) & number: Davidse, G, 34138 | 1987-10-28

South Africa, Western Cape, 32km West of Rawsonville on road to Paarl via Du Toitskloof Pass.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0794271-0 Collector(s) & number: Spies, JJ, 3646A | --

South Africa, Gauteng, Pretoria: National Botanical Garden; self sown in pot in Nursery.

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Barcode: PRE0794273-0 Collector(s) & number: Spies, JJ, 3647 | 1987-10-11

South Africa, Western Cape, 1km Noord van Macassar.

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Barcode: PRE0069180-0 Collector(s) & number: Ellis, RP, 1684 | 1973-9-24

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE TOWN; YZERFONTEIN; 1.5 KM. N. OF YZERFONTEIN

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0104291-0 Collector(s) & number: Lotter, L, 6 | --

South Africa, Western Cape, PHILADELPHIA DIST.; NR. PHILADELPHIA

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Barcode: NBG0080841-0 Collector(s) & number: Ronaasen, K, s.n. | 1943-12-

South Africa, Western Cape, Stellenbosch. Somerset West.

General notes: Dominant veld grass here.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0992742-0 Collector(s) & number: Stummer, H, 1623 | 2012-11-16

South Africa, Western Cape, Malmesbury area. Touchwood Farm, Klein Dassenberg Rd.

General notes: FOTH CR15825

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE1000622-0 Collector(s) & number: Husted, LB, LBH107 | 2008-11-17

South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town. Riverlands Nature Reserve, S of Malmesbury, N of Dassenberg Hills.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE1000625-0 Collector(s) & number: Husted, LB, LBH99 | 2008-11-17

South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town. Riverlands Nature Reserve, S of Malmesbury, N of Dassenberg Hills.

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Observation records

Barcode: Davidse34138 | Collector(s) & number: Davidse , Unkown | 1987-10-28

South Africa , Western Cape

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Barcode: WAG.1396198 | Collector(s) & number: Goldblatt P , Goldblatt, P 3237 | 1974-11-02

South Africa

Data Resource: https://ror.org/0566bfb96 View record

Plant occurence records per dataset

Plant occurence records per year

Occurrence records map

This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations

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2015

SERIES CHAPTER

Pentameris P.Beauv. Fish, L; Nembudani, MT; Moeaha, MJ

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: 517-559

South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria

1990

PERIODICAL/JOURNAL

A revision of Pentaschistis (Arundineae:Poaceae) Ellis, RP; Linder, HP

Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 12: 2-121

1897

FLORA

Stapf, O

Flora Capensis 7: 310-750

Lovell Reeve & Co., London

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Status

Status and criteria

LC

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Plantae Coordinator

Bibliography

JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1978. Notes on some plants of Southern Africa chiefly from Natal: VII. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. 36:43-76

JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1979. Notes on some plants of Southern Africa chiefly from Natal: VIII. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. 37:285-325

JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1981. Some generic concepts in Compositae – Gnaphaliinae. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 82:181-232

JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1981. Some generic concepts in Compositae-Gnaphaliinae. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 82:181-232

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