Hyparrhenia rufa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Genus: | Hyparrhenia |
Species: | H. rufa
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Binomial name | |
Hyparrhenia rufa | |
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Hyparrhenia rufa is a species of grass known by the common names jaraguá,[3] jaraguá grass, and giant thatching grass.[4] It is native to Africa and it is widespread in the world as a cultivated forage and fodder for livestock and a naturalized and sometimes invasive species.[4]