The west central Brazil is an area that can be divided into two parts:
The Planalto, formed of savannah area, with a well defined climate in 2 periods, rain and drought, and width the "Mato-grosso-goiano", lowlands from which come the sources of the Tocantins and Araguaia rivers. The village of Pirenópolis is at the limit of these reliefs. The village lies at the foot of Pireneus, part of the division of planalto.
Region : Mountains of Pireneus State : Goiás
-Botanical data-
Botanical family : Xyridaceae Scientific name : Xyris hymenachne Mart.
Popular Name(s) : (Common names given to plants have very different origins, and thus may be different from one state to another or even from one municipality to another.) pimentinha-cinzenta, pirequinho-amarelo, pratinha
Geographical distribution (States) : Distrito Federal,Goiás,Mato Grosso,Minas Gerais,São Paulo,Tocantins,
Habitat : Cerrado loose and wet soil Flowering : April to August Description : Grass whose stem is short. It forms clumps. The leaves are light brown more or less long and narrow (1 to 3 mm). The flowering stem is of a length which is 10 to 40 cm in length. The inflorescence is small, the flowers are of elongated ovoid shape, small 1 to 2cm and light brown coloring. The flowers are yellow.
Botanical data published on this page are from the following books :
− Plantas do Brasil − Espécies do Cerrado de Mário Guimarães Ferri. Editora Edgard Blücher LTDA. − Guia das plantas do Cerrado utilizadas na Chapada dos Veadeiros de Suelma Ribeiro Silva, Anna Palmira Silva, Cássia Beatriz Munhoz, Manoel Cláudio Silva Jr, Marcelo Brilhante de Medeiros (Projeto Veadeiros créé pelo WWF Brasil). − Flores e frutos do Cerrado de Carolyn Proenca, Rafael S. Oliveira e Ana Palmira Silva, Edition Imprensa Oficial. − Flores da Serra da Calçada de Leda Afonso Martens, Rafael S. Oliveira e Ana Palmira Silva, Editora ufmg. − Vereda - Guia do campo de Cássia Beatriz Rodrigues Munhoz, Chsterton Ulysses Orlando Eugênio, Regina Célia de Oliveira do Rede de Sementes do Cerrado Site : http://www.rededesementesdocerrado.com.br.
Very well illustrated and documented divulgation book
