Stipagrostis ciliata (Desf.) De Winter var. capensis (Trin. & Rupr.) De Winter GRIN-Global

Taxon: Stipagrostis ciliata (Desf.) De Winter var. capensis (Trin. & Rupr.) De Winter

Summary

Genus:

Stipagrostis

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Aristidoideae

Tribe:

Aristideae

Nomen number:

410415

Place of publication:

Kirkia 3:133. 1963

Verified:

03/26/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.

Other conspecific taxa

Stipagrostis ciliata (Desf.) De Winter (0 active accession[s])
Stipagrostis ciliata (Desf.) De Winter var. ciliata (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Aristida ciliata Desf. var. capensis Trin. & Rupr.

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Reference(s)

Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62. 1993
Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58. 1990
Kellerman, T. S. et al. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa. 1988

Common names

English
tall bushman grass –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
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

Native
Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa [Cape Province, Free State]

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		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=410415. Accessed 20 July 2025.