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Plants of Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

A list of plant species found in the Ngorongoro Crater, a World Heritage Site in Tanzania, Africa. The list also includes plants found throughout the broader Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Digitaria milanjiana ¹

Brachiaria eruciformis
brizanta

Brachiaria umbratilis

Urochloa panicoides

Themeda triandra

Setaria pumila ²
cattail grass

Setaria sphacelata ³

Digitaria abyssinica ⁴
African couchgrass

Digitaria milanjiana ¹
Madagascar crabgrass

Cymbopogon nardus ⁵
barbwire grass

Panicum coloratum

Panicum repens ⁶
creeping panic

Pennisetum clandestinum ⁷
kikuyu grass

Hyparrhenia hirta ⁸
thatching grass

Andropogon greenwayi

Bothriochloa insculpta

Cenchrus ciliaris ⁶
buffelgrass

Heteropogon contortus ⁹
tanglehead

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Plants of Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Brachiaria eruciformis brizanta

Setaria pumila 2 cattail grass

Digitaria abyssinica 4 African couchgrass

Digitaria milanjiana 1 Madagascar crabgrass

Cymbopogon nardus 5 barbwire grass

Panicum repens 6 creeping panic

Pennisetum clandestinum 7 kikuyu grass

Hyparrhenia hirta 8 thatching grass

Cenchrus ciliaris 6 buffelgrass

Heteropogon contortus 9 tanglehead