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Echinochloa pyramidalis
Also called Limpopo Grass
Echinochloa pyramidalis is a species of large grass, occurring naturally in flooded regions and beside lakes in tropical Africa and America, and introduced to various other countries. It is commonly known as antelope grass.
Echinochloa pyramidalis is native to tropical and subtropical Africa. It is found throughout the continent in seasonally inundated grassland, swamps, river and lake edges. It grows well in black clay, and is moderately tolerant of anoxic conditions. It forms a substantial part of the vegetation in the Sudd, the vast swamp in South Sudan through which the White Nile passes. It has been introduced to other areas of the world as a fodder crop and has not in general become naturalised. Its altitudinal range is 300 to 1,500 m (1,000 to 5,000 ft).
Echinochloa pyramidalis is palatable to livestock and is cultivated for fodder, being able to withstand heavy grazing; it grows during the wet season, dying back to the base during the dry season, but will resprout vigorously after wildfires, even in the middle of the dry season. It can be made into hay, but for this purpose the glabrous varieties are chosen. The grain is sometimes used for human consumption.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Echinochloa pyramidalis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
