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Gha grass

Centropodia glauca (Nees) Cope

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Centropodia

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Gha grass: Gha Grass
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Ghagras, Ikagras
English
Gha grass

Synonyms

  • Asthenatherum glaucum (Nees) Nevski
  • Asthenatherum glaucum var. lasiophyllum (Pilg.) Conert
  • Danthonia forskalii subsp. glauca (Nees) Maire & Weiller
  • Danthonia glauca Nees
  • Danthonia glauca var. lasiophylla Pilg.
  • Danthonia suffrutescens Stapf

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid

Photos

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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.