common thatching grass
Hyparrhenia hirta (L.) Stapf
Hyparrhenia hirta (L.) Stapf is a grass species in the Poaceae family, commonly known as common thatching grass. Native to Africa and Eurasia, it has been introduced to other continents. It is widely used in South Africa for thatching and in Australia as a noxious weed.
Description
Hyparrhenia hirta is a grass species in the Poaceae family, known as common thatching grass. It is native to much of Africa and Eurasia and has been introduced to other regions, including Australia, the United States, and parts of Europe. In South Africa, it is a common thatching grass and is also used for livestock grazing and weaving mats and baskets. In eastern Australia, it is considered a tenacious noxious weed. The species was first published in 1919.
Other common names
Thatching grassSouth African bluestemTambookie grassCoolatai grasscommon thatching grass
Distribution
Portugal Continental · BR · TW · MX · Czech Republic · Madeira · Spain · CZ · AU · Hawaii · conterminous 48 United States · Afghanistan · Albania · Algeria · Angola · Ascension · Azores · Baleares · Bangladesh · Botswana · Brazil South · California · Cambodia · Cameroon · Canary Is. · Cape Provinces · Central African Repu · Chad · Congo · Corse
Synonyms
Andropogon ambiguusAndropogon collinusAndropogon dalmaticusAndropogon giganteusAndropogon hirtusAndropogon hirtus subsp. pubescensAndropogon hirtus var. glabriglumisAndropogon hirtus var. glaucusAndropogon hirtus var. podotrichusAndropogon hirtus var. velutinusAndropogon modicusAndropogon pichleriAndropogon pilosusAndropogon podotrichusAndropogon pubescensAndropogon sinaicusAndropogon transvaalensisAnthistiria vulcanicaCymbopogon hirtusCymbopogon hirtus subsp. villosusCymbopogon modicusCymbopogon pubescensCymbopogon transvaalensisHeteropogon hirtusHeteropogon pubescensHyparrhenia hirta f. podotrichaHyparrhenia hirta f. pubescensHyparrhenia hirta subsp. pubescensHyparrhenia hirta subsp. villosaHyparrhenia hirta var. longiaristata