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Taxon:  Enneapogon scoparius Stapf



Summary
Genus:
Enneapogon
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Eragrostideae
Subtribe:
Cotteinae
Nomen number:
15181
Place of publication:
W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, Fl. cap. 7:656. 1900
Verified:
09/28/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 2  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
  2. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  3. Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58. 1990
  4. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. Flora of Ethiopia. 1989- (and Eritrea. 2000)
  5. Thulin, M., ed. Flora of Somalia. 1993-
  6. Wood, J. R. I. A handbook of the flora of Yemen. 1997
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1Native  Zimbabwe  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaLesotho  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaCape Province 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaFree State 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaTransvaal 
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
Native

  • REGION:
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa [Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Transvaal]
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=15181. Accessed 14 June 2026.


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