Biology:Stipagrostis ciliata

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Short description: Species of grass

Stipagrostis ciliata
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Stipagrostis
Species:
S. ciliata
Binomial name
Stipagrostis ciliata
(Desf.) De Winter
Synonyms

Aristida ciliata[1]

Stipagrostis ciliata, the tall bushman grass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It occurs in Namibia's Namib Desert and the Kalahari. The grass grows 30–100 centimetres (12–39 in) 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.[2]

References

  1. "Aristida ciliata Desf. - Plants of the World Online". http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:389319-1. 
  2. 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15507335 entry