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Hyparrhenia cymbaria
Also called Ipopo Grass, Popo Grass
Boat thatching grass (Hyparrhenia cymbaria) is a perennial bunchgrass from seasonally dry tropical Africa and Madagascar, used mainly for thatch and fodder rather than as a garden ornamental. It is a robust, tufted grass that grows best in open, sunny, well-drained ground.
Hyparrhenia cymbaria is a species of perennial bunchgrass. It is native to Africa, Madagascar and India. It is introduced in Mexico.
Hyparrhenia · Thatching grass · Jaraguagrass · Thatching grass
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
