Ehrharta calycina

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Family

Poaceae

Authority

Ehrharta calycina Sm.

Flora category

Vascular – Exotic

Structural class

Grasses

NVS code

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EHRCAL

Conservation status

Not applicable

Year naturalised

1958

Origin

South Africa

Etymology

calycina: From the Greek kalux (in Latin calyx) ‘case of a bud’ or ‘husk’, meaning having a persistent or well developed calyx

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