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Hyparrhenia

not marked as a favorite taxon *Hyparrhenia hirta (Linnaeus) Stapf. Common name: Thatching Grass; Coolatai Grass. Phenology: Oct-Jun. Habitat: Cultivated, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of s. Africa.

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Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, FNA25, K4; Andropogon hirtus Linnaeus. Basionym: Andropogon hirtus L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Hyparrhenia hirta - FNA25

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image #1 of Hyparrhenia hirta© Duarte Frade, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Duarte Frade source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
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