Pogonarthria squarrosa

Sickle grass
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Pogonarthria
Species: P. squarrosa
Binomial name
Pogonarthria squarrosa
(Roem. & Schult.) Pilg.
Synonyms

Pogonarthria orthoclada Peter
Pogonarthria menyharthii (Hack.) Hack.
Pogonarthria hackelii Chiov.
Pogonarthria falcata (Hack.) Rendle
Poa squarrosa Licht.
Melica festucoides Licht.
Leptochloa marlothii Hack. ex Dyer
Leptochloa falcata Hack.
Eragrostis marlothii Hack.
Diplachne menyharthii Hack.

Pogonarthria squarrosa, the sickle grass or cross grass, is a species of perennial grass that is native to tropical, East and southern Africa.[1] It is a hard and unpalatable pioneer grass with very low grazing value.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Quattrocchi, Umberto (2006). CRC world dictionary of grasses common names, scientific names, eponyms, synonyms, and etymology. Boca Raton, FL: CRC/Taylor & Francis. p. 1828. ISBN 9781420003222.
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