Cladoraphis spinosa
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Dried spines
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| Family: | Poaceae |
| Full name: | Cladoraphis spinosa (L.f.) S.M.Phillips |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | Volstruisgras, Volstruisdoring |
| English common name(s): | Spiny cladoraphis, Ostrich grass, Spiny love grass, Thorny grass |
| Synonym(s): | Eragrostis spinosa (L.f.) Trin. Festuca spinosa L.f. fide Kew Bull. 37(1): 159. 1982. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: | An unusual grass with a shrub-like growth form and with the panicle branches ending in sharp, pointed spines |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer) iNaturalist (Namibia) iNaturalist (southern Africa) Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie Tree Atlas of Namibia |
| Content last updated: | 18 Apr 2024 |
