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Scientific Name | Imperata cylindrica (L.) P.Beauv. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POACEAE |
Synonyms | Imperata arundinacea Cirillo, Imperata arundinacea Cirillo var. africana Andersson, Imperata arundinacea Cirillo var. thunbergii Hack., Imperata cylindrica (L.) P.Beauv., Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch., Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. var. africana (Andersson) C.E.Hubb., Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. var. major (Nees) C.E.Hubb. |
Common Names | Beady Grass (e), Bedding Grass (e), Beddinggras (a), Cotton-wool Grass (e), Donsgras (a), Lalanggras (a), Mohlorumo (ss), Palinggras (a), Ramsammy Grass (e), River Grass (e), Riverfarm Grass (e), Silky Grass (e), Silver Spike (e), Silweraargras (a), Susenke (e), Sword Grass (e), Sygras (a), Umthente (z) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/22 |
Assessor(s) | L. Fish & J.E. Victor |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Fish, L. 2005. Poaceae: Notes on Eragrostis. Bothalia 35(1):80-81.
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 |
| Fish, L. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Imperata cylindrica (L.) P.Beauv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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