Hyparrhenia filipendula
Fine Thatching Grass, Hairy Bluegrass
Other regional names: Tambookie Grass
- Tambookie Grass
Also known as: Andropogon filipendulus Hochst. +3 more
- Andropogon filipendulus Hochst.
- Andropogon filipendulus var. pilosus Hochst. ex Hack.
- Cymbopogon filipendulus (Hochst.) Rendle
- Sorghum filipendulum (Hochst.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia, Hyparrhenia filipendula (commonly known as Fine Thatching Grass or Hairy-Bluegrass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, Congo, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, 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)
Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Vietnam
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms