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Stipagrostis obtusa

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Poaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Poales

Genus
  
Stipagrostis

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Stipagrostis, Centropodia, Schmidtia, Enneapogon desvauxii, Schmidtia pappophoroides

Stipagrostis obtusa (Afrikaans: kortbeen boesmangras, Khoekhoe: ǂhabob, Hebrew: מלענן ריסני‎‎) is a perennial grass belonging to the grass family (Poaceae). It is a widespread species, being native to North Africa, Mauritania, Chad, Ethiopia, Southern Africa, Western Asia, the Arabian Peninsula and Pakistan.

Stipagrostis obtusa is used as fodder grass in Namibia, it can survive on an annual rainfall of about 150 millimetres (5.9 in).

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Stipagrostis obtusa Wikipedia