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Brachypodium flexum

Also known as: Brachypodium diaphanum Cufod. +18 more
  • Brachypodium diaphanum Cufod.
  • Brachypodium flexum var. abyssinicum Hochst.
  • Brachypodium flexum var. simplex Stapf
  • Brachypodium flexum var. tenue Stapf
  • Brachypodium flexum var. trachycladum Stapf
  • Brachypodium fontanesianum Nees
  • Brachypodium multiflorum K.Schum.
  • Brachypodium multiflorum K.Schum. ex Engl.
  • Brachypodium pubescens K.Schum. ex Engl.
  • Brachypodium quartinianum (A.Rich.) Hack.
  • Brachypodium quartinianum (A.Rich.) Hack. ex Engl.
  • Brachypodium schumannianum Pilg.
  • Brachypodium sylvaticum var. abyssinicum (Hochst.) Chiov.
  • Brachypodium sylvaticum var. pseudopinnatum Chiov.
  • Brevipodium flexum (Nees) K.Larsen
  • Dinebra pubescens K.Schum.
  • Festuca diaphana Steud.
  • Festuca flexa (Nees) Steud.
  • Festuca quartiniana A.Rich.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Poaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Found natively in Africa, Brachypodium flexum is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Réunion

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