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Taxon:  Stipagrostis obtusa (Delile) Nees



Summary
Genus:
Stipagrostis
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Aristidoideae
Tribe:
Aristideae
Nomen number:
35721
Place of publication:
Linnaea 7:293. 1832
Verified:
11/15/1993 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Aristida obtusa Delile

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Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
  2. Gibbs Russell, G. E. et al. List of species of Southern African plants, ed. 2. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa v. 51. 1985; v. 56. 1987
  3. Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58. 1990
  4. Kellerman, T. S. et al. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa. 1988
  5. Merxmüller, H., ed. Prodromus einer flora von Sudwestafrika. 1966-1972
  6. Migahid, A. M. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3. 1988-1990
  7. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. Flora of [West] Pakistan. 1970-
  8. Rechinger, K. H., ed. Flora iranica. 1963-
  9. Täckholm, V. Students' flora of Egypt, ed. 2. 1974
  10. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. Flora of Iraq. 1966-
  11. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. Flora palaestina. 1966-
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaCape Province 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaFree State 
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaKuwait  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistanBaluchistan 
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa [Cape Province, Free State]
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
  • WESTERN ASIA: Egypt [Sinai], Iraq, Israel, Jordan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan [Baluchistan]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58. 1990
Environmentalerosion control Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58. 1990
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kellerman, T. S. et al. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa. 1988
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=35721. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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