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It is known both as buffalograss and buffalo grass, [24] though buffalo grass is also used as a common name for St. Augustine grass in Australia, [25] as an alternate name of Cenchrus ciliaris and Panicum stapfianum in South Africa, [26] and one of the names of Paspalum conjugatum in Singapore. [27] It is also occasionally called "gama grass". [18]
St. Augustine grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum), also known as buffalo turf in Australia and buffalo grass in South Africa, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae.It is a warm-season lawn grass that is popular for cultivation in tropical and subtropical regions.
Panicum lycopodioides Bory ex Nees – false club-moss panic grass (Réunion) Panicum maximum Jacq. – Guinea grass, buffalo grass (Africa, Palestine, Yemen) Panicum miliaceum L. – proso millet, common millet (domesticated) Panicum niihauense H.St.John – lau 'ehu (endemic to Hawai'i)
Buffalo grass may refer to Buffalo grass, sweet vernal grass or vanilla grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum) Buffalo grass (Bouteloua dactyloides)
Poaceae or Gramineae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the order Poales, known as grasses.With around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, [1] the Poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the Asteraceae, Orchidaceae, Fabaceae and Rubiaceae.
Ziziphus mucronata, known as the buffalo thorn, is a species of tree in the family Rhamnaceae, native to southern Africa. It is deciduous and may grow up to 17 metres tall. It can survive in a variety of soil types, occurring in many habitats, mostly open woodlands, often on soils deposited by rivers, and grows frequently on termite mounds.
Cenchrus ciliaris (buffel-grass [2] or African foxtail grass; syn. Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link) is a species of grass native to most of Africa, southern Asia (east to India), southern Iran, and the extreme south of Europe . [3] Other names by which this grass is known include dhaman grass, anjan grass and koluk katai. [4] [5]
Cynodon incompletus Nees – southern Africa; introduced in Australia, Argentina Cynodon × magennisii Hurcombe – Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpumalanga; introduced in Texas, Alabama Cynodon nlemfuensis Vanderyst - Africa from Ethiopia to Zimbabwe; introduced in South Africa, West Africa, Saudi Arabia, Philippines, Texas, Florida, Mesoamerica, northern ...