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Harpochloa

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Harpochloa is a genus of African plants in the grass family, common name caterpillar grass.

Species

Caterpillar Grass

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderPoales
  5. FamilyPoaceae
Observations449

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
6
With media
5
Family
Poaceae
Collections
NY, VT, MNHN
Recorded in
South Africa

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Poaceae
Image
Harpochloa falx, eindstandige aar, Dewetsnek, b.jpg
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taxon name
Harpochloa
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Harpochloa
Commons category
Harpochloa
taxon author citation
Kunth
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Harpochloa is a genus of African plants in the grass family, common name caterpillar grass.

Species Harpochloa falx (L.f.) Kuntze - Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Gauteng, Eswatini, Free State, Mpumalanga Harpochloa pseudoharpechloa (Chiov.) Clayton - Zaïre, Zambia, Angola

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