Stipagrostis hirtigluma

Stipagrostis hirtigluma
Scientific 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

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

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

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)
  • Stipagrostis hirtigluma subsp. patula (Hack.) De Winter – southern Africa, from Angola to Mozambique and south
  • Stipagrostis hirtigluma var. pearsonii (Henrard) De Winter – Angola and Namibia

Stipa hirtigluma subsp. hirtigluma and S. h. subsp. pearsonii display many similarities.

References

  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.


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