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Grasses of Table Mountain & the Cape Peninsula

A quick guide to grasses found on the Table and Cape Peninsula.

Grass species are notoriously under-reported - especially in the Fynbos-rich southwest. This is an attempt to get to grips with grasses on the Cape Peninsula.

Grasses of Table Mountain & the Cape Peninsula

purple false-brome 2 Brachypodium distachyon

Greater Quaking Grass 3 Briza maxima

Quaking-grass 4 Briza media

Little quaking-grass 5 Briza minor

African love grass 7 Eragrostis curvula

Lehmann's lovegrass 9 Eragrostis lehmanniana

nit grass Gastridium phleoides

Timothy Canarygrass 11 Phalaris angusta

harding grass 12 Phalaris aquatica

canary grass 13 Phalaris canariensis

Lesser Canary Grass 13 Phalaris minor

Capeochloa cincta subs 15 Capeochloa cincta cincta

barnyardgrass 17 Echinochloa crus-galli

antelope-grass 18 Echinochloa pyramidalis

Bermuda grass 19 Cynodon dactylon

goldentop grass 20 Lamarckia aurea

Johnson grass 21 Sorghum halepense

thintail grass 22 Hainardia cylindrica

sprangletop 23 Leptochloa fusca

Dallis grass 24 Paspalum dilatatum

knot grass 21 Paspalum distichum

Bahia grass 25 Paspalum notatum

Vasey Grass 26 Paspalum urvillei

seashore paspalum 7 Paspalum vaginatum

kikuyu grass 27 Pennisetum clandestinum

African feather grass Pennisetum macrourum

elephant grass 28 Pennisetum purpureum

fountain grass 29 Pennisetum setaceum

Borrer's Saltmarsh-grass 30 Puccinellia fasciculata

Hare's Tail Grass 31 Lagurus ovatus

Rhodes Grass 21 Chloris gayana

giant reed 34 Arundo donax

perennial veldt grass 35 Ehrharta calycina

Veldt grass 36 Ehrharta erecta

long-flowered veldt grass Ehrharta longiflora

common reed 39 Phragmites australis

European reed 40 Phragmites australis australis

thatching grass 41 Hyparrhenia hirta

tall oat grass 42 Arrhenatherum elatius

Finger Millet 43 Eleusine coracana

african finger millet Eleusine coracana africana

Goose Grass 17 Eleusine indica

tanglehead 44 Heteropogon contortus

Cogon Grass 45 Imperata cylindrica

Natal grass 46 Melinis repens

Natal grass Melinis repens repens

Saint Augustine grass 7 Stenotaphrum secundatum

purple false-brome ²
Brachypodium distachyon

Greater Quaking Grass ³
Briza maxima

Quaking-grass ⁴
Briza media

Little quaking-grass ⁵
Briza minor

African love grass ⁷
Eragrostis curvula

Lehmann's lovegrass ⁹
Eragrostis lehmanniana

nit grass
Gastridium phleoides

Timothy Canarygrass ¹¹
Phalaris angusta

harding grass ¹²
Phalaris aquatica

canary grass ¹³
Phalaris canariensis

Lesser Canary Grass ¹³
Phalaris minor

Capeochloa cincta subs ¹⁵
Capeochloa cincta cincta

barnyardgrass ¹⁷
Echinochloa crus-galli

antelope-grass ¹⁸
Echinochloa pyramidalis

Bermuda grass ¹⁹
Cynodon dactylon

goldentop grass ²⁰
Lamarckia aurea

Johnson grass ²¹
Sorghum halepense

thintail grass ²²
Hainardia cylindrica

sprangletop ²³
Leptochloa fusca

Dallis grass ²⁴
Paspalum dilatatum

knot grass ²¹
Paspalum distichum

Bahia grass ²⁵
Paspalum notatum

Vasey Grass ²⁶
Paspalum urvillei

seashore paspalum ⁷
Paspalum vaginatum

kikuyu grass ²⁷
Pennisetum clandestinum

African feather grass
Pennisetum macrourum

elephant grass ²⁸
Pennisetum purpureum

fountain grass ²⁹
Pennisetum setaceum

Borrer's Saltmarsh-grass ³⁰
Puccinellia fasciculata

Hare's Tail Grass ³¹
Lagurus ovatus

Rhodes Grass ²¹
Chloris gayana

giant reed ³⁴
Arundo donax

perennial veldt grass ³⁵
Ehrharta calycina

Veldt grass ³⁶
Ehrharta erecta

long-flowered veldt grass
Ehrharta longiflora

common reed ³⁹
Phragmites australis

European reed ⁴⁰
Phragmites australis australis

thatching grass ⁴¹
Hyparrhenia hirta

tall oat grass ⁴²
Arrhenatherum elatius

Finger Millet ⁴³
Eleusine coracana

african finger millet
Eleusine coracana africana

Goose Grass ¹⁷
Eleusine indica

tanglehead ⁴⁴
Heteropogon contortus

Cogon Grass ⁴⁵
Imperata cylindrica

Natal grass ⁴⁶
Melinis repens

Natal grass
Melinis repens repens

Saint Augustine grass ⁷
Stenotaphrum secundatum