Poaceae

African rye

Secale africanum Stapf

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Secale

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African rye (Secale africanum) — Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Roggras
Chinese: 非洲黑麦
English: African rye

Synonyms

Secale montanum subsp. africanum (Stapf) Kobyl.
Secale strictum subsp. africanum (Stapf) K.Hammer

Photos

Photo: Brian du Preez, 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.