Harpochloa falx | |
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Inflorescence | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Harpochloa |
Species: | H. falx
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Binomial name | |
Harpochloa falx | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Harpochloa falx (common name caterpillar grass attending to the shape of its inflorescence), is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini. [1] Although fire-adapted, in the absence of regular burns it comes to dominate its competitors. [2]