Stipagrostis ciliata
| Stipagrostis ciliata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Stipagrostis |
| Species: | S. ciliata
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| Binomial name | |
| Stipagrostis ciliata (Desf.) De Winter
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Stipagrostis ciliata, the tall bushman grass, is a species of grass. It occurs in Namibia's Namib Desert and the Kalahari. The grass grows 30–100cm tall and can be annual or perennial dependent on the amount of rainfall. It can be distinguished by a ring of long white hair surrounding each node.[1]
References[]
- ^ Ehrenbold, Samuel; Keding, Viktoria (2015). It is Time to Identify Selected Plants and Animals of the Namib (2nd ed.). Namib Desert Environment Education Trust (NaDEET). p. 11.
Categories:
- Aristidoideae
- Flora of Namibia