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Harpochloa falx
	Inflorescence
	Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Chloridoideae
Genus:	Harpochloa
Species:	H. falx
Binomial name
	Harpochloa falx; (L.f.) Kuntze
Synonyms
	List Campulosus falcatus P.Beauv.; Campulosus hirsutus Desv.; Chloris falcata Sw.; Cynosurus falcatus Thunb.; Dactyloctenium falcatum Willd.; Eleusine falcata Spreng.; Harpochloa capensis Kunth; Melica falx L.f.; ;

Harpochloa falx (common name caterpillar grass attending to the shape of its inflorescence), is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini.^[1] Although fire-adapted, in the absence of regular burns it comes to dominate its competitors.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Harpochloa falx (L.f.) Kuntze". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ Everson, Colin S.; Everson, Terry M.; Morris, Craig D. (2021). "The population dynamics of four grass species in relation to burning in the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg". African Journal of Range & Forage Science. 38: 23–38. doi:10.2989/10220119.2020.1841292. S2CID 232105703.

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[POWO_77177316-1-1] "Harpochloa falx (L.f.) Kuntze". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[2] Everson, Colin S.; Everson, Terry M.; Morris, Craig D. (2021). "The population dynamics of four grass species in relation to burning in the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg". African Journal of Range & Forage Science. 38: 23–38. doi:10.2989/10220119.2020.1841292. S2CID 232105703.

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