Hyparrhenia hirta
Common Thatching Grass, Coolatai Grass
Other regional names: South African Bluestem +2 more
- South African Bluestem
- Tambookie Grass
- Thatching Grass
Also known as: Andropogon ambiguus Gennari ex Barbey +14 more
- Andropogon ambiguus Gennari ex Barbey
- Andropogon dalmaticus Gand.
- Andropogon hirsutus subsp. pubescens (Vis.) Husn.
- Andropogon hirsutus var. pubescens Husn.
- Andropogon hirtus subsp. glabriglumis Oppenh.
- Andropogon hirtus subsp. glaucus Nábelek
- Andropogon hirtus subsp. longiaristatus Willk. & Lange
- Andropogon hirtus subsp. podotrichus (Hochst. ex Steud.) K.Richt.
- Andropogon hirtus subsp. podotrichus (Hochst.) Hack.
- Andropogon hirtus subsp. pubescens (Andersson) K.Richt.
- Andropogon hirtus subsp. velutinus Goiran
- Andropogon hirtus var. angustissimus Mutel
- Andropogon hirtus var. glabriglumis Oppenh.
- Andropogon hirtus var. glaucus Nábelek
- Andropogon hirtus var. glaucus Schrad.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Hyparrhenia hirta (commonly known as Common Thatching Grass or Coolatai grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, 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, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern Europe, Southern Africa, Southwestern Europe, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Baleares, Botswana, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Corse, Cyprus, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Free State, Gabon, Greece, Guinea, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kenya, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Madeira, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Western Sahara, Yemen, Yugoslavia, 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)
Ascension, Azores, Bangladesh, Brazil South, California, Cambodia, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, Florida, Germany, Haiti, Hawaii, Leeward Is., Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Peru, Queensland, South Australia, Venezuela, Victoria, Western Australia