Stipagrostis hirtigluma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Stipagrostis |
Species: | S. hirtigluma
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Binomial name | |
Stipagrostis hirtigluma (Steud. ex Trin. & Rupr.) De Winter
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Synonyms [1] | |
Arthratherum hirtiglume (Steud. ex Trin. & Rupr.) Jaub. & Spach |
Stipagrostis hirtigluma ( Afrikaans: bloutwa) is a densely tufted perennial grass. It occurs across most of Africa east to Pakistan [1] in bushveld, karoo, and desert regions. In Namibia, it grows in dry, warm parts, in stony or sandy places and on rocky outcrops.
There are three subspecies of Stipagrostis hirtigluma:
Stipa hirtigluma subsp. hirtigluma and S. h. subsp. pearsonii display many similarities. [6]
Stipagrostis hirtigluma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Stipagrostis |
Species: | S. hirtigluma
|
Binomial name | |
Stipagrostis hirtigluma (Steud. ex Trin. & Rupr.) De Winter
| |
Synonyms [1] | |
Arthratherum hirtiglume (Steud. ex Trin. & Rupr.) Jaub. & Spach |
Stipagrostis hirtigluma ( Afrikaans: bloutwa) is a densely tufted perennial grass. It occurs across most of Africa east to Pakistan [1] in bushveld, karoo, and desert regions. In Namibia, it grows in dry, warm parts, in stony or sandy places and on rocky outcrops.
There are three subspecies of Stipagrostis hirtigluma:
Stipa hirtigluma subsp. hirtigluma and S. h. subsp. pearsonii display many similarities. [6]