Fingerhuthia
| thimble grass | |
|---|---|
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| Fingerhuthia africana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Fingerhuthia Nees ex Lehm. |
| Type species | |
| Fingerhuthia africana Nees ex Lehm. | |
Fingerhuthia is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.[1][2] Common names are thimble grass[3] and Zulu fescue.
- Fingerhuthia africana Nees ex Lehm. - South Africa, Swaziland, Namibia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Pakistan, Afghanistan; naturalized in Pima County in Arizona in United States[6]
- Fingerhuthia sesleriiformis Nees - South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia
References
- ↑ Lehmann, Johann Georg Christian. 1834. Semina in Horto Botanico Hamburgensi 1834: 7
- ↑ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ↑ Government of Namibia, 4th Definitive Stamp series, Biodiversity
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ The Plant List search for Fingerhuthia
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
External links
- Plants photographed on Kyffhäuser photo from Namibia
- Sanbi Red List of South African Plants
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