Anthephora pubescens, with the common names bottle brush grass and wool grass, is a drought tolerant bunchgrass native to tropical and southern Africa.[1]

Anthephora pubescens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Anthephora
Species:
A. pubescens
Binomial name
Anthephora pubescens

Common names in other languages include: Afrikaans: Borseltjiegras, Khoekhoe: uruǀgâab, Otjiherero: otjimbele, German: Ästiges Kruggras.

Taxonomy

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Synonyms and former names include: Anthephora abyssinica A. Rich., Anthephora cenchroides (Hochst.) K. Schum. ex Engl., Anthephora elegans Rupr. ex Steud.,[2] Anthephora hochstetteri Nees ex Hochst., Anthephora kotschyi Hochst., Hypudaeurus cenchroides Hochst. ex A. Braun)

Uses

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This plant is cultivated especially for pasture rotation. In addition, it often makes a high quality hay, and it is also used forage source.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "GRIN Global Web v 1.9.4.0: taxonomy of Anthephora pubescens". Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  2. ^ Rupr. ex Steudel Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 111 1854
  3. ^ Rothauge, Axel (25 March 2014). "Cultivated grass pastures". The Namibian.[permanent dead link]
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