Schmidtia pappophoroides: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Schmidtia
- Species
- Schmidtia pappophoroides
- Scientific Name
- Schmidtia pappophoroides
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Schmidtia pappophoroides
Schmidtia pappophoroides (Afrikaans: meerjarige Kalaharisandkweek, Khoekhoe: ǀkhurub, Otjiherero: ongorondji, Juǀʼhoan: beye-ǁxui-doa, German: Ausdauerndes Fünfborstengras) is a perennial grass belonging to the grass family (Poaceae). It is native to southern and western Africa and the Cape Verde. Schmidtia pappophoroides can be used to thatch roofs, and it is a valuable fodder grass in Namibia.
...Schmidtia pappophoroides in languages:
- Afrikaans
- Sandkweek
- Afrikaans
- blouplatsaadjie
- Afrikaans
- Kalahari sandkweek
- Afrikaans
- kopgras
- Afrikaans
- vaalkrulgras
- English
- Kalahari Sand Quick
- English
- Sand Quick Grass
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