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Namib Dune Bushman Grass

Stipagrostis sabulicola

Namib Dune Bushman Grass
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Native range
Namibia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Stipagrostis sabulicola, the Namib dune bushman grass, is a species of grass endemic to the dunes of the Namib desert. The perennial grass grows up to 200 cm tall and has a wide system of shallow roots, allowing it to catch water in the form of fog and dew, additional to rain.

Other Stipagrostis plants

Cape Bushman Grass · Stipagrostis hirtigluma · River Bushman Grass · Short Bushman Grass · Silky Bushman Grass · Bushman Grasses

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stipagrostis sabulicola 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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