Sporobolus africanus
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| Sporobolus africanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Genus: | Sporobolus |
| Species: | S. africanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay | |
Sporobolus africanus, or rat's tail grass, is a true grass in the tribe Zoysieae.[1]
Sporobolus africanus is known by many common names, including African dropseed, African dropseed grass, dropseed grass, Indian rat's tail grass, Parramatta grass, rat tail grass, rat's tail, rat's tail grass, rats' tails, ratstail, ratstail dropseed, rattail dropseed, rat-tail grass, rattail grass, rattailgrass, rush grass, smut grass, smutgrass, tough dropseed, tufty grass, and tussock grass.[2]
Distribution
Native range
The native range for the species is southern and eastern Africa (from the Democratic Republic of Congo to South Africa), as well as Kenya, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Arabia, and Sri Lanka.[1][3]
In South Africa, it occurs in Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northwest, and the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape Provinces.[3]
Naturalised range
Sporobolus africanus is naturalised in Madagascar, Philippines, Australasia (Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and Australia (including Lord Howe I., Norfolk I., and Kermadec I.)), throughout the Pacific (Cook Is., Easter Is., Hawaii, Niue, Tokelau-Manihiki, French Polynesia, Mariana Is.), Atlantic Ocean islands (the Azores, Canary Is., Madeira, Ascension, Tristan da Cunha, and St. Helena), and Indian Ocean islands (Mauritius and Réunion).[1]
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