Eragrostis capensis
Also known as: Cynodon brizoides (L.f.) Raspail +7 more
- Cynodon brizoides (L.f.) Raspail
- Eragrostis elongata-compressa De Wild., 1919
- Eragrostis elongatocompressa De Wild.
- Eragrostis elongatocompressa DeWild.
- Eragrostis manikensis De Wild.
- Eragrostis manikensis DeWild.
- Eragrostis trachyphylla Pilg.
- Megastachya brizoides (L.f.) P.Beauv.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Eragrostis capensis is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Eragrostis, which contains over 400 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Unspecified
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-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Congo, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe