Harpochloa falx

Harpochloa falx
Inflorescence
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Genus: Harpochloa
Species:
H. falx
Binomial name
Harpochloa falx
Synonyms
List
    • Campulosus falcatus P.Beauv.
    • Campulosus hirsutus Desv.
    • Chloris falcata Sw.
    • Cynosurus falcatus Thunb.
    • Dactyloctenium falcatum Willd.
    • Eleusine falcata Spreng.
    • Harpochloa capensis Kunth
    • Melica falx L.f.

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. Although fire-adapted, in the absence of regular burns it comes to dominate its competitors.


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