Poaceae

Wool grass

Anthephora pubescens Nees

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Anthephora

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Wool grass: Inflorescence of Anthephora pubescens, post anthesis — Photo: James Schnable, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Wool grass

Synonyms

Anthephora abyssinica A.Rich.
Anthephora cenchroides K.Schum.
Anthephora elegans Rupr. ex Steud.
Anthephora hochstetteri Nees
Anthephora kotschyi Hochst.
Anthephora persica Boiss.
Anthephora ramosa Gooss.
Cenchrus pubescens Steud.
Hypudaeurus cenchroides Hochst. ex A.Braun
Tripsacum pubescens Licht. ex Nees

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid

Photos

Photo: James Schnable, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.