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Grassland Biome
Vegetation... locally as Grassveld) are dominated by a single layer of grasses. The amount of cover depends on rainfall and the ... of trees. There are two categories of grass plants: sweet grasses have a lower fibre content, maintain their nutrients ... in winter and are therefore palatable to stock. Sour grasses have a higher fibre content and tend to withdraw ...
Cyperaceae
Plant... references include sedges under the general heading of grasses! Furthermore, many grasses and sedges do not fit the graminoid image at all, for ... compact, head-like inflorescences. So we end up with some grasses and sedges being called graminoids, and others being ...
Themeda triandra
Plant... drive the seed into the ground. Poaceae In South Africa, grasses in general and indigenous grasses in particular, have seldom been used in gardens. The ... not much is known about the cultivation of our indigenous grasses in gardens, and only some nurseries have started ...
Pelargonium luridum
Plant... at the tip of a long stalk that pushes them above the grasses amongst which it grows in the wild. Therefore, it is ... P .luridum can be used in landscaping, planted amongst grasses and low-growing plants and can be used to add colour ... can also be used ornamentally in a garden, planted amongst grasses and low-growing plants. Pelargonium luridum ...
Pogonarthria squarrosa
Plant... lands and disturbed areas. Poaceae Up to now, indigenous grasses have seldom been used in gardens, therefore not much ... known about the cultivation especially of the non-pasture grasses, nor are seeds or plants easy to obtain. However, this is changing as people become aware of how grasses can add interest to the garden as a feature. Many ...
Aloe albida
Plant... (Reynolds 1950). Aloe albida is dependent on fire to clear grasses from their preferred mountainous grassland habitat. In areas where grasses are too thick, this species suffers and will only be found in rocky outcrops where the grasses are shorter. Asphodelaceae Aloe albida grows well in ...
Nama-Karoo Biome
Vegetation... The dominant vegetation is a grassy, dwarf shrubland. Grasses tend to be more common in depressions and on sandy ... increases the relative abundance of shrubs. Most of the grasses are of the C4 type and, like the shrubs, are ... ciliata and Sweet Thorn Acacia karroo, and many grasses and other palatable species may be lost. There are ...
Aloe andersonii
Plant... growing below a sandstone rock, sharing its habitat with grasses and various perennial herbs. Aloe andersonii Van ...
... growing in the partial shade of sandstone rocks and grasses at the Waterdown Dam, sharing its habitat with ...
Ledebouria leptophylla
Plant... their flowers to pollinators before the emergence of the grasses, which are so abundant in their habitat. Grasses are rain-dependent and can only begin to grow once the rains begin falling. Grasses grow quickly and soon obscure the Ledebouria (and ...