Poaceae
Silky autumn grass
Schizachyrium jeffreysii
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Schizachyrium
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Harige-herfsgras
- English
- Silky autumn grass
Synonyms
- Andropogon arthropogon Pilg.
- Andropogon jeffreysii Hack.
- Andropogon ursulus (Stapf) Pilg.
- Schizachyrium engleri Pilg.
- Schizachyrium ursulus Stapf
Photos

Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 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). About our plant data.