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Panicum turgidum

Authority Forsk. Family Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 8288

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A glaucous grass with woody culms, prostrate or erect, much branched forming low dense bushes, reaching a height of 100 cm or more. USES Grown for pasture and sand dune fixation. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES Turgid panic grass, Murat, Bokkar, Ben rockba, Merkeba, Dharm halfah, Hailama, Taman, Thaman, Thumam, Tumam, Shoosh, Abu rockba, Sabat, Sabad, Thammam, Tabath, Dorran, Kabath, Kabas, Afasu, Afezu, Merekba, Purkbah, Um marukbah, Girram, Bukar, Namam, Guinchi, Markouba, Du-ghasi. FURTHER INF The latitudinal range of turgid panic grass is 4-38°N. It can be found at elevations from 380 m below sea level near the Dead Sea to 3200 m in the Tibesti Mountains of the central Sahara. It coloises wind-blown sand-dunes, often while they are still unstable, and can grow on steep slopes.
Sources
Grassland Index Kernick M 1978 pp 265-276 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, SAL, DEP, USE] Skerman P 1990 pp 549-552 [TEXT, RAIN, TEMP, DRA, DEP, FER, USE] Bogdan A 1977 pp 193 [RAIN, DRA] IBPGR 1984 pp 192