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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.

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Brachiaria chusqueoides

Acroceras macrum

Kleingrass ¹
Panicum coloratum

Panicum coloratum coloratum ²

Guineagrass ³
Panicum maximum

Torpedo grass ⁴
Panicum repens

Transvaal Millet
Panicum schinzii

Panicum subalbidum

Coast Sandbur ⁵
Cenchrus incertus

Knot Root Bristle Grass ⁶
Setaria geniculata

Setaria megaphylla ⁷

Setaria sphacelata ⁸

Setaria sphacelata sphacelata

hooked bristle grass ⁹
Setaria verticillata

Green Bristle Grass ¹⁰
Setaria viridis

Digitaria abyssinica

Digitaria debilis

Digitaria diversinervis

Digitaria eriantha ¹¹

Digitaria eriantha pentzii

Hairy Crabgrass ¹²
Digitaria sanguinalis

barnyardgrass ¹³
Echinochloa crus-galli

antelope-grass ¹⁴
Echinochloa pyramidalis

kikuyu grass ¹⁵
Pennisetum clandestinum

African feather grass
Pennisetum macrourum

elephant grass ⁴
Pennisetum purpureum

fountain grass ¹⁶
Pennisetum setaceum

Pennisetum thunbergii

Natal grass ¹⁷
Melinis repens

Natal grass
Melinis repens repens

Saint Augustine grass ¹⁸
Stenotaphrum secundatum

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Grasses of Table Mountain & the Cape Peninsula

Kleingrass 1 Panicum coloratum

Guineagrass 3 Panicum maximum

Torpedo grass 4 Panicum repens

Transvaal Millet Panicum schinzii

Coast Sandbur 5 Cenchrus incertus

Knot Root Bristle Grass 6 Setaria geniculata

hooked bristle grass 9 Setaria verticillata

Green Bristle Grass 10 Setaria viridis

Hairy Crabgrass 12 Digitaria sanguinalis

barnyardgrass 13 Echinochloa crus-galli

antelope-grass 14 Echinochloa pyramidalis

kikuyu grass 15 Pennisetum clandestinum

African feather grass Pennisetum macrourum

elephant grass 4 Pennisetum purpureum

fountain grass 16 Pennisetum setaceum

Natal grass 17 Melinis repens

Natal grass Melinis repens repens

Saint Augustine grass 18 Stenotaphrum secundatum