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Abyssinian rhodes grass

Chloris gayana

Family: Poaceae Genus: Chloris Species: gayana

Synonyms: Eustachys gayana, Chloris gayana f. oligostachya, Chloris abyssinica, Chloris multiradiata var. ragazzii, Chloris gayana subsp. oligostachya, Chloris glabrata

Abyssinian rhodes grass (en)
Chloris gayana — flower
Chloris gayana — flower

Botanical Description

Flower: Inconspicuous

Foliage: Texture: fine

Native Region: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madeira, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Chemistry & External Identifiers

Trefle ID
226620

Important Disclaimer

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