Poaceae
Koeleria capensis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Koeleria
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Common names
By language (1)
- 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
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: bat (Maria Vorontsova), CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jim Sweet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Suvarna Parbhoo Mohan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Luc Strydom, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.