Poaceae

Microchloa altera (Rendle) Stapf

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Microchloa

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Microchloa altera (Microchloa altera) — Photo: Alan Manson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Afrikaans: Borselgras

Synonyms

Enteropogon muticus Hack.
Harpochloa altera Rendle
Microchloa altera var. nelsonii Stapf
Rendlia altera (Rendle) Chiov.
Rendlia cupricola J.Duvign.
Rendlia mutica (Hack.) Chiov.
Rendlia nelsonii (Stapf) Chiov.
Rendlia obtusifolia Chiov.

Photos

Photo: Alan Manson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hilary Rose Dawson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jimmy Whatmore, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Suvarna Parbhoo Mohan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Michelle Tedder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hilary Rose Dawson, 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.