Dactyloctenium australe
Durban Grass, Natal Crowfoot
Other regional names: Sweet Smother Grass
- Sweet Smother Grass
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Dactyloctenium australe (commonly known as Durban grass or Natal crowfoot) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Cape Provinces, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Réunion, Swaziland, Tanzania
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)
Madeira, New Caledonia, New South Wales, Queensland, Wallis-Futuna Is.