Pilanesberg Game Reserve
List of Grasses
Grasses (or graminoids) belong to the plant family Poaceae (Gramineae). This one of the largest plant families in the world with over 10,000 species world-wide. Of this number, just under 1,000 species have been described from Southern Africa, of which just over 300 are endemic to the region and just over 100 have been introduced.
There are at least 68 grass species in Pilanesberg. Its grasslands are typically African Savannah.
| Scientific Name |
Common Names |
| | | |
| Andropogon chinensis |
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| Anthephora pubescens |
| English |
Wool Grass |
| Afrikaans |
Borseltjiegras |
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| Aristida adscensionis |
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| Aristida congesta subsp. barbicollis |
| English |
Spreading Three-awn |
| Afrikaans |
Lossteekgras |
|
| Aristida congesta subsp. congesta |
Tassel Three-awn |
| Aristida junciformis |
Gongoni Three-awn |
| Bewsia biflora |
False Love Grass |
| Bothriochloa bladhii |
Purple Plume Grass |
| Bothriochloa insculpta |
Pinhole Grass |
| Bothriochloa radicans |
Stinking Grass |
| Brachiaria brizantha |
Common Signal Grass |
| Brachiaria eruciformis |
Sweet Signal Grass |
| Brachiaria serrata |
| English |
Velvet Signal Grass |
| Afrikaans |
Fluweelsinjaalgras |
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| Cenchrus cilliarus |
Foxtail Buffalo Grass |
| Chloris pycnothrix |
Spiderweb Grass |
| Chloris virgata |
Feather-top Chloris |
| Chrysopogon serrulatus |
Golden Beard Grass |
| Cymbopogon excavatus |
Broad-leaved Turpentine Grass |
| Cymbopogon plurinodis |
Narrow-leaved Turpentine Grass |
| Cynodon dactylon |
Couch Grass |
| Digitaria argyrograpta |
| Digitaria eriantha |
Common Finger Grass |
| Diheteropogon amplectens |
Broad-leaved Bluestem |
| Elionurus muticus |
| English |
Wire Lemongrass |
| Afrikaans |
Suurpol |
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| Enneapogon cenchroides |
Nine-awned Grass |
| Enneapogon scoparius |
Bottlebrush Grass |
| Eragrostis biflora |
Shade Eragrostis |
| Eragrostis capensis |
Heart-seed Love Grass |
| Eragrostis chloromelas |
(Narrow) Curly Leaf |
| Eragrostis gummiflua |
Gum Grass |
| Eragrostis heteromera |
Bronze Love Grass |
| Eragrostis inamoena |
Tite Grass |
| Eragrostis lehmanniana |
Lehmann's Love Grass |
| Eragrostis pseudosclerantha |
Footpath Love Grass |
| Eragrostis racemosa |
Narrow Heart Love Grass |
| Eragrostis rigidior |
(Broad) Curly Leaf |
| Eragrostis superba |
| English |
Saw-tooth Love Grass |
| Afrikaans |
Weeluisgras |
|
| Eustachys paspaloides |
| English |
Fan Grass/Brown Rhodes Grass |
| Afrikaans |
Bruin Hoenderspoor |
|
| Fingerhuthia africana |
Thimble Grass |
| Heteropogon contortus |
Spear Grass |
| Hyparrhenia filipendula |
Fine Thatching Grass |
| Hyparrhenia hirta |
Common Thatching Grass |
| Imperata cylindrica |
Cottonwool Grass |
| Loudetia simplex |
Common Russet Grass |
| Melinis repens subsp. repens |
Natal Red Top |
| Panicum coloratum |
Small Buffalo Grass |
| Panicum maximum |
Guinea Grass |
| Panicum repens |
Couch Panicum |
| Paspalum dilatatum |
Dallis Grass |
| Paspalum distichum |
Water Couch |
| Pennisetum macrourum |
Riverbed Grass |
| Pennisetum thunbergii |
Thunberg's Pennisetum |
| Perotis patens |
Cat's Tail |
| Phragmites australis |
Common Reed |
| Pogonarthria squarrosa |
Herringbone Grass |
| Setaria lindenbergiana |
| Setaria megaphylla |
Broad-leaved Bristle Grass |
| Setaria sphacelata var. sericea |
Golden Bristle Grass |
| Setaria sphacelata var. sphacelata |
Common Bristle Grass |
| Setaria sphacelata var. torta |
Creeping Bristle Grass |
| Setaria verticillata |
Bur Bristle Grass |
| Sporobolus africanus |
Ratstail Dropseed |
| Sporobolus pyramidalis |
Catstail Dropseed |
| Themeda triandra |
| English |
Red Grass |
| Afrikaans |
Rooigras |
|
| Trachypogon spicatus |
Giant Spear Grass |
| Tragus berteronianus |
| English |
Common Carrot-seed Grass |
| Afrikaans |
Gewone Wortelsaadgras |
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| Tricholaena monachne |
Blue-seed Grass |
| Trichoneura grandiglumis |
Small Rolling Grass |
| Urochloa mosambicensis |
Bushveld Signal Grass |
| Urochloa oligotricha |
Perennial Signal Grass |
