| Centropodia glauca | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Genus: | Centropodia |
| Species: | C. glauca |
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| Centropodia glauca (Nees) Cope (1983) | |
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Centropodia glauca, also known as ghagras or ikagras is a species of grass native to Botswana, Namibia, South Africa (Cape Provinces and Northern Provinces), and Kenya. The occurrence of this grass is proof of well-preserved sandveld. The grass is very hardy and can thrive in dry veld. It is a perennial pole grass that usually grows between 200–850mm but can grow up to 1m tall. The flowering period is between September and May. Because ghagras have few leaves and the stalks are almost always green, it is resistant to fire.
It grows mainly in deep sandy soil, particularly in duneveld; also grows in gravelly soil. It is eaten by game, especially oryx.
It was first described by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck, and given its current name by Thomas Arthur Cope.
References
- ^ Centropodia glauca (Nees) Cope. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org.
- "Centropodia glauca (KNDGL)[Overview]| EPPO Global Database". gd.eppo.int.
- "Savanna". Spesie portefeulje vir Suid Afrika biome.
- van der Walt, Pieter; le Riche, Elias (1999). Die Kalahari en sy plante. Pretoria: Pretoria. pp. 90–91. ISBN 0-620-23415-6.
- van Oudtshoorn, Frits (1992). Guide to Grasses of Southern Africa. Pretoria: Briza publications. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-920217-35-8.
- Cope, 1983 In: Kew Bull. 37: 658
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| Centropodia glauca |
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| Danthonia glauca | |
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