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.[1]

Stipagrostis obtusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Stipagrostis
Species:	S. obtusa
Binomial name
Stipagrostis obtusa Delile Nees

Stipagrostis obtusa is used as fodder grass in Namibia, it can survive on an annual rainfall of about 150 millimetres (5.9 in).[2]

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Literature

• White, F. (1998) [1986]. La Végétation de l'Afrique: Mémoire accompagnant la carte de végétation de l'Afrique [The Vegetation of Africa: Report accompanying a vegetation map of Africa] (in French). Institut de Recherche pour le Développement. ISBN 9782709908320.

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