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Perennial veldtgrass

Ehrharta calycina

Also called Perennial Veldt Grass, Veldt Grass, Perrenial Veldt Grass

Perennial veldtgrass
Photo: jkirkhart35, CC BY 2.0
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Water
Drought tolerant
Native range
S. Africa
Climate
subtropical

About

Ehrharta calycina is a species of grass known by the common names perennial veldtgrass and purple veldtgrass.

Where it grows

It is native to southern Africa; from South Africa (within the Cape Provinces, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal), Lesotho and Namibia.

Other Ehrharta plants

Bush Rice Grass · Panic veldtgrass · Veldtgrass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ehrharta calycina 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.

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