Eragrostis superba
Peyr.
fodder
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Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Australia, East Africa, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda,
Countries: Angola, Australia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A grass that keeps growing from year to year. It forms tufts and grows 100 cm tall. The leaves are 40 cm long by 3-12 mm wide.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Eragrostis superba is a species of perennial tufted grass in the family Poaceae. It is a palatable forage species but occurs at low densities. It occurs from Sudan to South Africa, and flowers during the rainy season. The large, flat and oval-shaped spikelets are carried in long panicles. They have serrated edges and a purple or pinkish hue when fresh. It is native to sandy soils in open woodlands or sparse grassland, up to about 1,500 m in altitude, or occurs as a pioneer in disturbed areas.
Names & Synonyms
Eragrostis alata Ficalho & HiernEragrostis elata Munro ex Ficalho & HiernEragrostis platystachys Franch.Eragrostis superba var. contracta PeterUniola jardini Steud.
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
