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Bergbambos tessellata (Nees) Stapleton (= Thamnocalamus tessellatus (Nees) Soderstr. & R.P.Ellis)

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Common names: Drakensberg bamboo, wild bamboo, African bamboo, southern mountain bamboo (Eng.); bergbamboes (Afr.); uduli, uqalo (Xho.)

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Melinis repens (Wild.) Zizka subsp. repens

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Common names: Natal red top (Eng.); bergrooigras (Afr.)

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Setaria verticillata (L.) P.Beauv.

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Common names: bristly foxtail grass, bur bristlegrass, cat’s tails, klits setaria, love grass (Eng.); kat(te)stert(gras), klawergras, kleefgras, klitsgras, steekgras (Afr.); isinama (isiNdebele); isinama (isiZulu) ; isitshube, bohome-ba-lipoli, moghouma, moxoma (Sesotho)

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Heteropogon contortus (L.) Roem. & Schult.

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Common names: tanglehead, spear grass (Eng.); pylgras, assegaaigras (Afr.); isitupe (IsiZulu); makurwane (Setswana); selokana, seloka (Sesotho)

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Cymbopogon caesius (Hook. & Arn.) Stapf

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Common names: common turpentine grass, broad-leaved turpentine grass (Eng.); lemoengras, buchugras (Afr.); iMbanjana (Ndebele); muWaa (Kalanga); Moshanyna-oa-marallaneng (SeSotho); imBubu, imBanjane (isiZulu).

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Phragmites australis (Cav.) Steud.

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Common names: commom reed; fluitjiesriet (Afr.); lehlaka (SeSotho.); umHlanga (isiZulu.); lutanga (Tshivenda.)

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Urochloa mosambicensis (Hack.) Dandy

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Common names: bushveld signal grass, white buffalo grass, herringbone grass (Eng.); bosveldbeesgras, witbuffelsgras (Afr.)

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Typha capensis (Rohrb.) N.E.Br.

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Common names: bulrush ( Eng.); papkuil, matjiesriet (Afr.); ibhuma (Zulu, Swazi); ingcongolo (Xhosa); motsitla (Sesotho)

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Tricholaena monachne (Trin.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.

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Common names: blue seed grass (Eng.); blousaadgras (Afr.)

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Themeda triandra Forssk.

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Common names: red grass (Eng.); rooigras (Afr.)

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