Stiburus alopecuroides
Poaceae Chloridoideae Eragrostideae Eragrostidinae
As at April 2024, 4 herbarium specimens, 7 photo records
South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Southern Africa only
Found within protected areas: Malolotja
Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Stiburus alopecuroides - Densely tufted perennial, usually 30—60 cm high. Leaves long, erect, wiry, sometimes exceeding flowering stems, hairy when young. Inflorescence erect, densely cylindrical, spike-like, about 5 cm long, sometimes interrupted, copiously hairy, deep dusky purple; spikelets up to 4 mm long, florets few, glumes and lemmas tapering to long points.
* 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.
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