Stipagrostis obtusa
Appearance
Stipagrostis obtusa | |
---|---|
Scientific 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]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stipagrostis obtusa.
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "Stipagrostis obtusa". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ^ Rothauge, Axel (25 March 2014). "Cultivated grass pastures". The Namibian.
Literature
[edit]- 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.