Poaceae
Cape ricegrass
Pentameris pallida
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Pentameris
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Cape ricegrass
Synonyms
- Achnatherum capense (L.) P.Beauv.
- Agrostis capensis (L.) Lam.
- Avena pallida Thunb.
- Danthonia angustifolia Nees
- Danthonia buekeana Lehm. ex Nees
- Danthonia buekeana var. minor Nees
- Danthonia capensis (L.) Druce
- Danthonia filiformis Nees
- Danthonia micrantha Trin.
- Danthonia micrantha Nees
- Danthonia pallida (Thunb.) Roem. & Schult.
- Danthonia papillosa Schrad.
- Danthonia procumbens Nees ex Drège
- Danthonia villosa var. glabra Nees
- Danthonia villosa var. glomerata Nees
- Milium capense L.
- Pappophorum glandulosum P.J.Bergius ex Nees
- Pentameris angustifolia (Nees) Steud.
- Pentameris buekeana (Lehm. ex Nees) Steud.
- Pentameris filiformis (Nees) Steud.
- Pentameris micrantha (Trin.) Steud.
- Pentameris procumbens Steud.
- Pentaschistis angustifolia (Nees) Stapf
- Pentaschistis angustifolia var. albescens Stapf
- Pentaschistis filiformis (Nees) Stapf
- Pentaschistis heterochaeta Stapf
- Pentaschistis imperfecta Stapf
- Pentaschistis pallida (Thunb.) H.P.Linder
- Pentaschistis thunbergii var. brevifolia Stapf
- Pentaschistis thunbergii var. bulbothrix Stapf
- Pentaschistis thunbergii var. ebarbata Stapf
- Polypogon capensis Hornem. ex Trin.
- Trisetum nudum Pers.
- Trisetum pallidum (Thunb.) Roem. & Schult.
Flowers
- In flower
- September to October, December (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rosalie Lawrence, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Belinda Forbes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: insiderelic, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: insiderelic, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Belinda Forbes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 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.