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Silky autumn grass

Schizachyrium jeffreysii (Hack.) Stapf

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Schizachyrium

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Silky autumn grass: Inflorescences of Silky autumn grass ( Schizachyrium jeffreysii ) growing in Waterberg bushveld
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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

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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.