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Hyperthelia dissoluta
Also called Yellow Hard Grass
Yellow thatching grass is a perennial tufted grass native to tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar, and it has spread to parts of Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Brazil. It is a vigorous competitor that ranchers often treat as a weed, so it is usually grown only where it is wanted for thatch or fodder.
Hyperthelia dissoluta, the yellow thatching grass, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae. It is native to Sub‑Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It has been introduced to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Brazil. Its palatability to livestock decreases markedly as the plant matures, and it is a very aggressive competitor, so it has developed a bad reputation among ranchers.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hyperthelia dissoluta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
