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Home Home » TYPES » Grasses » Melinis nerviglumis white with age
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Melinis nerviglumis white with age

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The inflorescence of Melinis nerviglumis changes colour with age. The original purple turns pinkish for some time before becoming white. The hairy covering of the flowers lends them a shiny appearance.

A spikelet becomes about 5 mm long, the hairs upon it 4 mm (Van Oudtshoorn, et al, 1991; iNaturalist; Wikipedia; www.zimbabweflora.co.zw; http://pza.sanbi.org).

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