Summary
Place of publication:
Fl. Afr. austral. ill. 402. 1841
Verified:
05/07/1992
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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- Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003
Common names
English
Lehmann's love grass –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Mozambique | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zambia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zimbabwe | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Botswana | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Namibia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Cape Province | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Free State | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Transvaal | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | Mexico | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | United States | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | | South America | | |
Native
Africa
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana, Namibia, South Africa [Cape Province, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
Naturalized
Northern America
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REGION:
Mexico, United States
Southern America
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Animal food | forage | | Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003 |
Environmental | erosion control | | Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998 |
Environmental | revegetator | | Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998 |
Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=15268.
Accessed 18 July 2025.