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Orthacanthus pedunculatus is a species of grass native to Botswana and Namibia in southern Africa. It is the sole species in genus Orthacanthus.
It is an annual growing up to 20 cm tall, with an erect or ascending habit. It grows in the semi-arid Kalahari Acacia–Baikiaea woodlands, and is common in the Grootfontein and Simkue areas of northern Namibia. It typically grows on shallow sand over limestone outcrops, on compacted bare ground, and on calcrete pan margins, where it often forms mats.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Orthacanthus pedunculatus 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.
