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Schmidtia pappophoroides

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Species of grass

Schmidtia pappophoroides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Genus: Schmidtia
Species: S. pappophoroides
Binomial name
Schmidtia pappophoroides
Steud.

Schmidtia pappophoroides (Afrikaans: meerjarige Kalaharisandkweek, Khoekhoe: ǀkhurub, Otjiherero: ongorondji, Juǀʼhoan: beye-ǁxui-doa, German: Ausdauerndes Fünfborstengras) is a perennial grass belonging to the grass family (Poaceae). It is native to southern and western Africa and the Cape Verde. Schmidtia pappophoroides can be used to thatch roofs, and it is a valuable fodder grass in Namibia.

References

  1. "Schmidtia pappophoroides". JSTOR Global Plants. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  2. Klaassen, E.S.; Craven, P. (2003). Checklist of grasses in Namibia, Part 3 (PDF). South African Botanical Diversity Network. ISBN 99916-63-16-9. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  3. Rothauge, Axel (25 March 2014). "Cultivated grass pastures". The Namibian.
Taxon identifiers
Schmidtia pappophoroides


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