Stipagrostis obtusa

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Stipagrostis obtusa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Stipagrostis
Species:
S. obtusa
Binomial name
Stipagrostis obtusa

Stipagrostis obtusa (Afrikaans: kortbeen boesmangras, Khoekhoe: ǂhabob, Hebrew: מלענן ריסני) is a perennial grass belonging to the grass family (Poaceae). It is a widespread species, being native to North Africa, Mauritania, Chad, Ethiopia, Southern Africa, Western Asia, the Arabian Peninsula and Pakistan.[1]

Stipagrostis obtusa is used as fodder grass in Namibia, it can survive on an annual rainfall of about 150 millimetres (5.9 in).[2]

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References

Notes

  1. ^ "Stipagrostis obtusa". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  2. ^ Rothauge, Axel (25 March 2014). "Cultivated grass pastures". The Namibian.

Literature

  • White, F. (1998) [1986]. La Végétation de l'Afrique: Mémoire accompagnant la carte de végétation de l'Afrique [The Vegetation of Africa: Report accompanying a vegetation map of Africa] (in French). Institut de Recherche pour le Développement. ISBN 9782709908320.


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