Poaceae
Land grass
Panicum schinzii
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Panicum
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Common names
By language (7)
- Afrikaans
- Soetbuffelsgras
- Dutch
- Zuid-afrikaanse gierst
- English
- Land grass, Sweet grass
- French
- Millet sud-africain
- German
- Südafrikanische Rispenhirse
- Swedish
- Transvalhirs
- Welsh
- Miled y Transvaal
Synonyms
- Panicum laevifolium Hack.
- Panicum laevifolium var. amboense Hack.
- Panicum laevifolium var. laevifolium
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
Photo: O. A. Leistner, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: MNHN - Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, A. Dieterlev, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: MNHN - Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, J.B. Phipps, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.