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8. Erioscirpus Palla, Bot. Zeitung, Abt. 2. 54: 151. 1896; Kukkonen in Rech.f, Fl. Iran. 173: 51. 1998.
Caespitose perennials. Rhizome erect or ascending, short. Stem rigid, terete. Leaves basal; ligule 0. Inflorescence a multiple spike or anthelodium; bracts 2-6, much longer than inflorescence. Spikes with spirally arranged glumes. Flowers bisexual; perianth bristles numerous, longer than glumes, almost smooth; stamens 2; stigmas 3.
The genus, distributed in Pakistan, N. India to China and Vietnam, contains c. 2 species.
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Inflorescence an anthelodium or compound anthelodium with numerous spikes. |
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1 E. comosus |
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Inflorescence a spike or multiple spike. |
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2 E. microstachyus |
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