Pogonarthria squarrosa

Description

Pogonarthria squarrosa, the sickle grass or cross grass, is a species of perennial grass that is native to tropical, East and southern Africa. It is a hard and unpalatable pioneer grass with very low grazing value. Pogonarthria is a genus of African plants in the grass family. Species Pogonarthria fleckii (Hack.) Hack. - Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia Pogonarthria leiarthra Hack. - Namibia Pogonarthria refracta Launert - Zambia Pogonarthria squarrosa (Roem. & Schult.) Pilg. - Africa from Ivory Coast to South Africa and Madagascar; naturalized in Arizona (Cochise and Pima Counties) Formerly included see Desmostachya Eragrostis Pogonarthria bipinnata - Desmostachya bipinnata Pogonarthria brainii - Eragrostis brainii