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Scientific Name | Echinochloa crus-pavonis (Kunth) Schult. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POACEAE |
Synonyms | Panicum crus-pavonis (Kunth) Nees, Panicum crus-pavonis (Kunth) Nees var. rostratum Stapf |
Common Names | Gulf Barnyard Grass (e), Gulf Cockspur (e), Hanekamgras (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/06/21 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, L. Fish & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Echinochloa crus-pavonis is a widespread and common species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | In South Africa this species occurs along the east coast, from Hluhluwe to Port St Johns. It is widespread across tropical Africa, and also occurs in tropical America. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt |
Description | It grows along stream banks, and in marshy grassland and swamps. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | Echinochloa crus-pavonis (Kunth) Schult. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Fish, L., Mashau, A.C., Moeaha, M.J. and Nembudani, M.T. 2015. Identification guide to southern African grasses. Strelitzia 36. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Sieben, E.J.J. 2009. The status and distribution of vascular plants (Magnoliophyta, Lycophyta, Pteridophyta). In: W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton (eds.), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa (pp. 83-98), IUCN and SAIAB, Gland, Switzerland and Grahamstown, South Africa.
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Citation |
Mtshali, H., Fish, L. & Victor, J.E. 2017. Echinochloa crus-pavonis (Kunth) Schult. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/02/18 |