Panicum coloratum
Coolah Grass, Klein Grass
Other regional names: Kleingrass +2 more
- Kleingrass
- Small Buffalo Grass
- White Buffalo Grass
Also known as: ? makarikariensis Gooss. +15 more
- ? makarikariensis Gooss.
- Milium coloratum (L.) Moench
- Panicum bossii Tropea
- Panicum coloratum var. coloratum
- Panicum coloratum var. makarikariense Gooss.
- Panicum coloratum var. minus Stapf ex Chiov.
- Panicum coloratum var. strictum Rendle
- Panicum crassipes Mez
- Panicum jainii Karthik. & Sundararagh.
- Panicum makarikariense (Gooss.) Van Rensb.
- Panicum makarikariensis (Gooss.) E.Jansen
- Panicum makarikariensis (Gooss.) Van Rensb.
- Panicum nehruense Jauhar & Joshi
- Panicum simpliciflorum Jauhar & Joshi
- Panicum subalbidum var. tuberculosum Chiov.
- Panicum swynnertonii Rendle
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Found natively in Africa, Panicum coloratum (commonly known as Coolah grass or Klein grass) 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, Northern Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Somalia, 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)
Cameroon, China South-Central, China Southeast, Fiji, Georgia, Germany, Hawaii, Honduras, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, New Mexico, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Is., Taiwan, Texas, Venezuela, Yemen