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Sweetpitted grass

Bothriochloa insculpta (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) A.Camus

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Bothriochloa

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Stippelgras
English
Sweetpitted grass

Synonyms

  • Amphilophis insculpta (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Stapf
  • Andropogon bifoveolatus Steud.
  • Andropogon insculptus Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Andropogon pertusus subvar. trifoveolatus Hack.
  • Andropogon pertusus var. capensis Hack.
  • Andropogon pertusus var. hirtus Chiov.
  • Andropogon pertusus var. insculptus (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Hack.
  • Andropogon pertusus var. maroccanus Maire
  • Andropogon subunifoveolatus Steud.
  • Bothriochloa insculpta var. hirta (Chiov.) Cufod.
  • Bothriochloa insculpta var. insculpta
  • Bothriochloa parameswaranii Sreek., Malathi & V.J.Nair
  • Bothriochloa pertusa var. maroccana (Maire) Maire
  • Dichanthium insculptum (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Clayton

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid

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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.