Poaceae

Sand quick grass

Schmidtia pappophoroides Steud. ex J.A.Schmidt

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Schmidtia

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Sand quick grass (Schmidtia pappophoroides) — Photo: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Blougras, Blouplatsaadjie, Kalahari Sandkweek, Kalkkweek, Kopgras, Krulgras, Lidjiesgras, Sandkweek
English: Sand quick grass

Synonyms

Antoschmidtia bulbosa (Stapf) Peter
Antoschmidtia pappophoroides (Steud. ex J.A.Schmidt) Boiss.
Antoschmidtia quinqueseta (Benth. ex Ficalho & Hiern) Boiss.
Schmidtia bulbosa Stapf
Schmidtia glabra Pilg.
Schmidtia quinqueseta Benth. ex Ficalho & Hiern

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid

Photos

Photo: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Murphy Tladi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Manuel R Popp, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Paul Emms, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James Rodger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dave Richardson, 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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.