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Alien Grasses of South Africa

A quick guide to the alien grasses of South Africa for SANBI Alien interns

Sorghum hybrid 1
Sorghum
Sorghum halepense 2
Sorghum halepense
Miscanthus floridulus 3
Miscanthus floridulus
Chrysopogon aciculatus 4
Chrysopogon aciculatus
Themeda quadrivalvis 2
Themeda quadrivalvis
Themeda villosa 5
Themeda villosa
Neyraudia reynaudiana
Neyraudia reynaudiana
Ischaemum rugosum 6
Ischaemum rugosum
Hymenachne amplexicaulis 7
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Bambusa balcooa
Bambusa balcooa
Bambusa vulgaris 8
Bambusa vulgaris
Canes 9
Arundinaria
Sasa ramosa
Sasa ramosa
Panicum antidotale 10
Panicum antidotale
Cenchrus echinatus 4
Cenchrus echinatus
Cenchrus longispinus
Cenchrus longispinus
Andropogon bicornis 11
Andropogon bicornis
Andropogon virginicus 12
Andropogon virginicus
Cortaderia richardii 13
Austroderia richardii
Spartina alterniflora 14
Spartina alterniflora
Setaria faberi 15
Setaria faberi
Setaria palmifolia 16
Setaria palmifolia
Aegilops species 17
Aegilops
Aegilops cylindrica 18
Aegilops cylindrica
Aegilops geniculata 19
Aegilops geniculata
Aegilops triuncialis 20
Aegilops triuncialis
Hordeum murinum 21
Hordeum murinum
Poa annua 22
Poa annua
Poa pratensis 9
Poa pratensis
Achnatherum brachychaetum
Achnatherum brachychaetum
Achnatherum caudatum
Achnatherum caudatum
Bromus catharticus 23
Bromus catharticus
Bromus diandrus 9
Bromus diandrus
Bromus madritensis 24
Bromus madritensis
Bromus pectinatus 25
Bromus pectinatus
Bromus rigidus 9
Bromus rigidus
Bromus rubens 26
Bromus rubens
Bromus tectorum 27
Bromus tectorum
Ammophila arenaria 28
Ammophila arenaria
Sporobolus indicus 29
Sporobolus indicus
Avena barbata 19
Avena barbata
Avena fatua 30
Avena fatua
Cortaderia jubata 31
Cortaderia jubata
Cortaderia selloana 32
Cortaderia selloana
Lolium multiflorum 2
Lolium multiflorum
Lolium perenne 27
Lolium perenne
Lolium rigidum 2
Lolium rigidum
Nassella leucotricha 33
Nassella leucotricha
Nassella tenuissima 34
Nassella tenuissima
Nassella trichotoma 13
Nassella trichotoma
Vulpia myuros 35
Vulpia myuros
Cymbopogon refractus 3
Cymbopogon refractus
Brachypodium distachyon 27
Brachypodium distachyon
Briza maxima 36
Briza maxima
Briza minor 37
Briza minor
Phalaris aquatica 38
Phalaris aquatica
Muhlenbergia schreberi
Muhlenbergia schreberi
Paspalum dilatatum 39
Paspalum dilatatum
Paspalum distichum 2
Paspalum distichum
Paspalum quadrifarium 40
Paspalum quadrifarium
Paspalum urvillei 41
Paspalum urvillei
Paspalum vaginatum 16
Paspalum vaginatum
Pennisetum alopecuroides 42
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Pennisetum clandestinum 43
Pennisetum clandestinum
Pennisetum pedicellatum 44
Pennisetum pedicellatum
Pennisetum polystachion 4
Pennisetum polystachion
Pennisetum purpureum 4
Pennisetum purpureum
Pennisetum setaceum 45
Pennisetum setaceum
Pennisetum villosum 46
Pennisetum villosum
Glyceria maxima 47
Glyceria maxima
Lagurus ovatus 48
Lagurus ovatus
Oryza rufipogon 49
Oryza rufipogon
Arundo donax 50
Arundo donax
Imperata brasiliensis
Imperata brasiliensis
Imperata brevifolia 51
Imperata brevifolia
Saccharum spontaneum 52
Saccharum spontaneum
Stipa capensis 19
Stipa capensis
Zizania latifolia 3
Zizania latifolia

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