Distribution Map

Sporobolus centrifugus

   
umsingitane

Poaceae Chloridoideae Zoysieae Sporobolinae

As at April 2024, 15 herbarium specimens

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Also occurs outside southern Africa
Found within protected areas: Malolotja
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Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Sporobolus centrifugus - Densely tufted perennial, 1—1,3 m high. Inflorescence up to 25 cm long, conspicuously dark grey-green; branches more or less spreading, lower branches in whorls. Spikelets numerous, tending to be borne on lower side of each branch.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.