Stipagrostis hirtigluma

Stipagrostis hirtigluma (Afrikaans: bloutwa) is a densely tufted perennial grass. It occurs across most of Africa east to Pakistan[1] in bushveld, karoo, and desert regions. In Namibia, it grows in dry, warm parts, in stony or sandy places and on rocky outcrops.

Stipagrostis hirtigluma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Stipagrostis
Species:
S. hirtigluma
Binomial name
Stipagrostis hirtigluma
(Steud. ex Trin. & Rupr.) De Winter
Synonyms[1]

Arthratherum hirtiglume (Steud. ex Trin. & Rupr.) Jaub. & Spach

There are three subspecies of Stipagrostis hirtigluma:

  • Stipagrostis hirtigluma subsp. hirtigluma (Steud. ex Trin. & Rupr.) De Winter – most of Africa through Middle East to South Asia (Pakistan)[2]
  • Stipagrostis hirtigluma subsp. patula (Hack.) De Winter – southern Africa, from Angola to Mozambique and south[3]
  • Stipagrostis hirtigluma var. pearsonii (Henrard) De Winter – Angola and Namibia[4][5]

Stipa hirtigluma subsp. hirtigluma and S. h. subsp. pearsonii display many similarities.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Stipagrostis hirtigluma (Steud. ex Trin. & Rupr.) De Winter". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Stipagrostis hirtigluma var. hirtigluma (Steud. ex Trin. & Rupr.) De Winter". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Stipagrostis hirtigluma var. patula (Hack.) De Winter". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Stipagrostis hirtigluma var. pearsonii (Henrard) De Winter". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  5. ^ Burke, Antje (2012). 111 Roadside plants. Windhoek: Namibia Scientific Society. p. 147. ISBN 978-99945-76-51-7.
  6. ^ van Oudtshoorn, Frits (1992). Guide to Grasses of Southern Africa. Pretoria: Briza publications. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-920217-35-8.