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Koeleria capensis (Thunb.) Nees

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Koeleria

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Koeleria capensis (Koeleria capensis)
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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Arabic
خويفيرة رأس الرجاء

Synonyms

  • Aira capensis (Thunb.) Steud.
  • Airochloa alopecurus (Nees) Nees
  • Airochloa alopecurus var. brevifolia Nees
  • Airochloa capensis (Thunb.) Nees
  • Airochloa convoluta Domin
  • Airochloa parviflora var. capensis (Nees) Nees
  • Airochloa uniflora Hochst.
  • Alopecurus capensis Thunb.
  • Dactylis villosa Thunb.
  • Festuca villosa (Thunb.) Spreng.
  • Koeleria alopecurus Nees
  • Koeleria capensis var. pseudonitidula Domin
  • Koeleria ciliata var. convoluta (Steud.) Domin
  • Koeleria convoluta Hochst. ex Steud.
  • Koeleria convoluta subvar. supina Domin
  • Koeleria convoluta var. densiflora Domin
  • Koeleria convoluta var. deusticola Domin
  • Koeleria convoluta var. uniflora (Hochst.) Domin
  • Koeleria cristata var. brevifolia (Nees) C.E.Hubb.
  • Koeleria cristata var. convoluta (Steud.) C.E.Hubb.
  • Koeleria cristata var. cristata
  • Koeleria cristata var. densiflora (Domin) Peter
  • Koeleria cristata var. shiraensis C.E.Hubb.
  • Koeleria cristata var. supina (Domin) C.E.Hubb.
  • Koeleria gracilis var. convoluta (Hochst. ex Steud.) Hedberg
  • Koeleria gracilis var. supina (Domin) Hedberg
  • Koeleria pyramidata var. brevifolia (Nees) Cufod.
  • Koeleria pyramidata var. convoluta (Steud.) Cufod.
  • Koeleria uniflora (Hochst.) Schweinf. & Asch.
  • Koeleria wildemanii Domin
  • Lasiochloa villosa (Thunb.) Kunth

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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). About our plant data.