| Scientific Name | Pennisetum macrourum Trin. | Higher Classification | Monocotyledons | Family | POACEAE | Synonyms | Gymnothrix gigantea (A.Rich.) Walp., Gymnothrix quartiniana (A.Rich.) Walp., Gymnothrix riparioides (A.Rich.) Walp., Pennisetum angolense Rendle, Pennisetum angolense Rendle var. laxispicatum Rendle, Pennisetum davyi Stapf & C.E.Hubb., Pennisetum exile Stapf & C.E.Hubb., Pennisetum franchetianum Stapf & C.E.Hubb., Pennisetum giganteum A.Rich., Pennisetum giganteum A.Rich. var. minor Leeke, Pennisetum giganteum A.Rich. var. trinervium Pilg., Pennisetum haareri Stapf & C.E.Hubb., Pennisetum kisantuense Vanderyst, Pennisetum macropogon Stapf & C.E.Hubb., Pennisetum quartinianum A.Rich., Pennisetum riparioides Hochst. ex A.Rich., Pennisetum scaettae Robyns, Pennisetum stenorrhachis Stapf & C.E.Hubb., Pennisetum stolzii Mez, Pennisetum tenue Mez (later homonym), not of Fig. & De Not. (1852), Pennisetum togoense Mez, Pennisetum validum Mez | Common Names | Beddinggras (a), Jaagbesem (a), Jaagbesemruigte (a), Snyruigte (a), Vaalruigte (a), Witruigte (a) |
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, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
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Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pennisetum macrourum Trin. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation | | Fish, L. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Pennisetum macrourum Trin. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/02 |
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