Harpochloa falx

Species of plant

Harpochloa falx
Inflorescence
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Harpochloa
Species:
H. falx
Binomial name
Harpochloa falx
(L.f.) Kuntze
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Campulosus falcatus P.Beauv.
    • Campulosus hirsutus Desv.
    • Chloris falcata Sw.
    • Cynosurus falcatus Thunb.
    • Dactyloctenium falcatum Willd.
    • Eleusine falcata Spreng.
    • Harpochloa capensis Kunth
    • Melica falx L.f.

Harpochloa falx (common name caterpillar grass attending to the shape of its inflorescence), is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini.[1] Although fire-adapted, in the absence of regular burns it comes to dominate its competitors.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Harpochloa falx (L.f.) Kuntze". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ^ Everson, Colin S.; Everson, Terry M.; Morris, Craig D. (2021). "The population dynamics of four grass species in relation to burning in the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg". African Journal of Range & Forage Science. 38: 23–38. doi:10.2989/10220119.2020.1841292. S2CID 232105703.
Taxon identifiers
Harpochloa falx
  • Wikidata: Q15518515
  • Wikispecies: Harpochloa falx
  • BioLib: 1085626
  • BOLD: 293710
  • CoL: 6LF5W
  • Ecocrop: 370802
  • EPPO: HRCFA
  • GBIF: 4932729
  • GrassBase: imp05207
  • GRIN: 18255
  • iNaturalist: 586759
  • IPNI: 77177316-1
  • NCBI: 378916
  • Open Tree of Life: 168807
  • Plant List: kew-418307
  • POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77177316-1
  • SANBI: 1246-1
  • Tropicos: 25515251
  • WFO: wfo-0000873748


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