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Bergbambos tessellata
Common names: Drakensberg bamboo, wild bamboo, African bamboo, southern mountain bamboo (Eng.); bergbamboes (Afr.); uduli, uqalo (Xho.)
Family: Poaceae
... plants in the subfamily Bambusoidaea of the grass family Poaceae. Bergbambos tessellata (Nees) Stapleton (= ...
15 / 04 / 2019 | Samuel Lekhetho | Free State NBG
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Brachiaria serrata
Common names: red top grass, velvet signal (Eng.) ; rooisinjaalgras (Afr.)
Family: Poaceae
12 / 05 / 2008 | Aluoneswi Caroline Mashau | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Cenchrus ciliaris
Common names: foxtail buffalo grass (Eng.); bloubuffelgras (Afr.)
Family: Poaceae
31 / 05 / 2010 | Aluoneswi Caroline Mashau | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Chloris gayana
Common names: Hunyani grass, Rhodes grass, Rhodesian blue grass (Eng.); bruinvingergras, rhodes-gras, rooiklossiegras (Afr.); nyankomo, umyaka (isiZulu)
Family: Poaceae
17 / 07 / 2023 | Aluoneswi Caroline Mashau | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Chloris virgata
Common names: blue grass, feather finger grass, feathered chloris, hay grass, old land grass, sweet grass, white grass (Eng.); blougras, hooigras, katstertgras, klo
Family: Poaceae
07 / 06 / 2021 | Creselda Nyeleti Shirinda | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Cymbopogon caesius
Common names: common turpentine grass, broad-leaved turpentine grass (Eng.); lemoengras, buchugras (Afr.); iMbanjana (Ndebele); muWaa (Kalanga); Moshanyna-oa-marall
Family: Poaceae
22 / 06 / 2015 | Aluoneswi Caroline Mashau | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Cynodon dactylon
Common names: couch grass, quick grass, Bermunda quick grass, finger grass, running grass (Eng.); kweekgras, fynkweek, anosterkweek, renosterkweek, elandskweek, gem
Family: Poaceae
03 / 04 / 2006 | C Mudau | Pretoria NBG
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Digitaria eriantha
Common names: common finger grass, digit grass, giant pangola grass, Pongola finger grass, Smuts finger grass; woolly finger grass (Eng.); kortbeenhoenderspoor, kru
Family: Poaceae
06 / 07 / 2020 | Aluoneswi Caroline Mashau | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Dregeochloa pumila
Common names: Tom Thumb grass, Kleinduimpiegras (Afr.)
Family: Poaceae
... Nama Karoo regions of the Northern Cape. The grass family (Poaceae) is one of the largest and most widespread groups of ...
02 / 02 / 2009 | | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Ehrharta calycina
Common names: common ehrharta, common veld grass (Eng.); gewone ehrharta, rooigras, polgras (Afr.)
Family: Poaceae
01 / 09 / 2008 | Aluoneswi Caroline Mashau | Pretoria NBG
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Elionurus muticus
Common names: wire grass, wire lemongrass, lemon grass, lemon-scented grass, matrass grass, silky grass, simon grass, sour grass, wine grass (Eng.); elsgras, haasgr
Family: Poaceae
01 / 08 / 2022 | Aluoneswi Caroline Mashau | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Eragrostis superba
Common names: saw-tooth love grass, flat-seed love grass (Eng.); bosluissaadgras (Afr.)
Family: Poaceae
18 / 07 / 2005 | L Fish | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Harpochloa falx
Common names: caterpillar grass (Eng.), ruspergras (Afr.)
Family: Poaceae
17 / 02 / 2003 | Isabel Johnson | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Heteropogon contortus
Common names: tanglehead, spear grass (Eng.); pylgras, assegaaigras (Afr.); isitupe (IsiZulu); makurwane (Setswana); selokana, seloka (Sesotho)
Family: Poaceae
15 / 05 / 2017 | Cynthia Mikateko Baloyi | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Hyparrhenia hirta
Common names: common thatching grass (Eng.); dektamboekiegras (Afr.)
Family: Poaceae
13 / 04 / 2009 | Aluoneswi Caroline Mashau | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Imperata cylindrica
Common names: silver-spike, cogon grass, cottonwool grass, beady grass, bedding grass, Ramsammy grass, river grass, silky grass, susenke, sword grass (Eng.); donsgr
Family: Poaceae
26 / 08 / 2024 | Aluoneswi Caroline Mashau | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Melica decumbens
Common names: staggers grass (Eng.); dronkgras (Afr.)
Family: Poaceae
19 / 04 / 2004 | L Fish | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Melinis nerviglumis
Common names: bristle-leaved red-top grass (Eng.); ferweelgras (Afr.)
Family: Poaceae
24 / 02 / 2003 | Isabel Johnson | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Melinis repens
Common names: Natal red top (Eng.); bergrooigras (Afr.)
Family: Poaceae
25 / 06 / 2018 | Phakamani Xaba | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Merxmuellera macowanii
Common names: molalashlolo, moseha (South Sotho)
Family: Poaceae
25 / 04 / 2005 | Thabiso Mpongo | National Herbarium Pretoria
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