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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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Miscanthus ecklonii ¹

Brachiaria chusqueoides

Kangaroo Grass ²
Themeda triandra

Hemarthria altissima

Acroceras macrum

Kleingrass ³
Panicum coloratum

Panicum coloratum coloratum ⁴

Guineagrass ⁵
Panicum maximum

Torpedo grass ⁶
Panicum repens

Transvaal Millet
Panicum schinzii

Panicum subalbidum

Coast Sandbur ⁷
Cenchrus incertus

Maize ⁸
Zea mays

Andropogon eucomus ⁹

Knot Root Bristle Grass ¹⁰
Setaria geniculata

Setaria megaphylla ¹¹

Setaria sphacelata ¹²

Setaria sphacelata sphacelata

hooked bristle grass ¹³
Setaria verticillata

Green Bristle Grass ¹⁴
Setaria viridis

Digitaria abyssinica

Digitaria debilis

Digitaria diversinervis

Digitaria eriantha ¹⁵

Digitaria eriantha pentzii

Hairy Crabgrass ¹⁶
Digitaria sanguinalis

Cymbopogon marginatus ¹

Cymbopogon pospischilii ¹⁷

barnyardgrass ¹⁸
Echinochloa crus-galli

antelope-grass ¹⁹
Echinochloa pyramidalis

Johnson grass ¹²
Sorghum halepense

Dallis grass ²⁰
Paspalum dilatatum

knot grass ¹²
Paspalum distichum

Bahia grass ²¹
Paspalum notatum

Vasey Grass ²²
Paspalum urvillei

seashore paspalum ²³
Paspalum vaginatum

kikuyu grass ²⁴
Pennisetum clandestinum

African feather grass
Pennisetum macrourum

elephant grass ⁶
Pennisetum purpureum

fountain grass ²⁵
Pennisetum setaceum

Pennisetum thunbergii

thatching grass ²⁶
Hyparrhenia hirta

tanglehead ²⁷
Heteropogon contortus

Cogon Grass ²⁸
Imperata cylindrica

Natal grass ²⁹
Melinis repens

Natal grass
Melinis repens repens

Saint Augustine grass ²³
Stenotaphrum secundatum

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Grasses of Table Mountain & the Cape Peninsula

Kangaroo Grass 2 Themeda triandra

Kleingrass 3 Panicum coloratum

Guineagrass 5 Panicum maximum

Torpedo grass 6 Panicum repens

Transvaal Millet Panicum schinzii

Coast Sandbur 7 Cenchrus incertus

Maize 8 Zea mays

Knot Root Bristle Grass 10 Setaria geniculata

hooked bristle grass 13 Setaria verticillata

Green Bristle Grass 14 Setaria viridis

Hairy Crabgrass 16 Digitaria sanguinalis

barnyardgrass 18 Echinochloa crus-galli

antelope-grass 19 Echinochloa pyramidalis

Johnson grass 12 Sorghum halepense

Dallis grass 20 Paspalum dilatatum

knot grass 12 Paspalum distichum

Bahia grass 21 Paspalum notatum

Vasey Grass 22 Paspalum urvillei

seashore paspalum 23 Paspalum vaginatum

kikuyu grass 24 Pennisetum clandestinum

African feather grass Pennisetum macrourum

elephant grass 6 Pennisetum purpureum

fountain grass 25 Pennisetum setaceum

thatching grass 26 Hyparrhenia hirta

tanglehead 27 Heteropogon contortus

Cogon Grass 28 Imperata cylindrica

Natal grass 29 Melinis repens

Natal grass Melinis repens repens

Saint Augustine grass 23 Stenotaphrum secundatum