Grasses & Sedges

41 species | 2 families | 4 contributors

CYPERACEAE - Sedges (6 species)

Cyperus articulatus - Cross-wall Sedge

Cyperus cristatus - White Button Sedge

Cyperus indecorus var. indecorus

Cyperus niveus var. leucocephalus - Blunt-flowered Sedge

Cyperus rupestris - Russet Rock Sedge

Cyperus sexangularis

POACEAE - Grasses (35 species)

Andropogon chinensis - Hairy Blue Grass

Aristida adscensionis - Annual Three-awn Grass

Aristida congesta subsp. barbicollis - Spreading Three-awn Grass

Aristida diffusa - Iron Grass

Aristida rhiniochloa - Rough Three Awn

Aristida scabrivalvis - Purple Three Awn

Bothriochloa insculpta - Pinhole Grass

Brachiaria brizantha - Common Signal Grass

Brachiaria serrata - Velvet Signal Grass

Chloris virgata - Feather-top Chloris

Cymbopogon plurinodis - Narrow-leaved Turpentine Grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium - Common Crowfoot

Dactyloctenium australe - LM Grass

Dichanthium annulatum - Vlei Finger Grass

Digitaria eriantha - Common Finger Grass

Echinochloa holubii - Water Grass

Enneapogon cenchroides - Nine Awned Grass

Enteropogon macrostachyus - Mopane Grass

Eragrostis gummiflua - Gummy Grass

Eragrostis rotifer - Pearly Love Grass

Eragrostis superba - Saw-tooth Love Grass

Eragrostis viscosa - Sticky Love Grass

Fingerhuthia africana - Thimble Grass

Heteropogon contortus - Spear Grass

Melinis repens - Natal Red Top

Panicum deustum - Broad-leaved Panicum

Perotis patens - Cat's Tail

Phragmites mauritianus - Lowveld Reed

Pogonarthria squarrosa - Herringbone Grass

Setaria pumila - Garden Bristle Grass

Sporobolus ioclados - Pan Dropseed

Sporobolus nitens - Curly-leaved Dropseed

Themeda triandra - Red Grass

Tragus berteronianus - Carrot-seed Grass

Urochloa mosambicensis - Bushveld Signal Grass