Biology:Harpochloa falx

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Short description: Species of plant

Harpochloa falx
Harpochloa falx, eindstandige aar, Dewetsnek, b.jpg
Inflorescence
Chloris falcata - Species graminum - Volume 3.jpg
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Harpochloa
Species:
H. falx
Binomial name
Harpochloa falx
(L.f.) Kuntze
Synonyms[1]

Harpochloa falx (common name caterpillar grass attending to the shape of its inflorescence), is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini.[1] Although fire-adapted, in the absence of regular burns it comes to dominate its competitors.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Harpochloa falx (L.f.) Kuntze" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/77177316-1. 
  2. Everson, Colin S.; Everson, Terry M.; Morris, Craig D. (2021). "The population dynamics of four grass species in relation to burning in the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg". African Journal of Range & Forage Science 38: 23–38. doi:10.2989/10220119.2020.1841292. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15518515 entry