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Hyparrhenia hirta

Authority (L.) Stapf. Family Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 6825

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A strongly rooting tufted grass reaching a height of 0.5-1 m, or up to 1.8 m when flowering. USES It is primarely grown for erosion control. It has little forage value but has potential as a fodder because it adapts to adverse growing conditions. KILLING T Sensitive to frost and killed in hard winters. GROWING PERIOD Perennial, growing summer to autumn. COMMON NAMES Tambookie grass, Coolatai grass, South African bluestem, Common thatching grass, Blue stem, South african blue stem, Barbon herisse, Aamar, Amad, Elmad, Gousmir elmad, Hafer, Hamra, Hamrette errass, Nzimi, Nzoumi, Seibouss, Sibouss, Himar, Namas, Safsoof, Hemeira, Garaz, Senan, Homareet, Hemaar, Hamra, Sabat, Sabad, Sabt. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: Andropogon hirtus. Tambookie grass can be found at elevations from 1200 to 2500 m. It grow well in grassland, on sandy, rocky slopes and in open woodland. Under irrigation dry matter yields may be from 24-30 t/ha.
Sources
Grassland Index Skerman P 1990 pp 457-459 [LIG, DRA, TEMP, RAIN, TEXT, FER, PHO, LIG] Duke J 1979 pp 95 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Duke J 1975 pp 18 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 74 [USE] Kernick M 1978 pp 209-220 [RAIN, FER, DRA, TEXT, DEP, USE]