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the web of life in southern Africa

Genus: Enneapogon

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Poales > Family: Poaceae

There are about 30 species worldwide (warm, dry regions) of which six are native to southern Africa. 

Species native to southern Africa

List from Plants of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and Flora of Zimbabwe.

Enneapogon cenchroides

 

Enneapogon desvauxii

 

Enneapogon pretoriensis

 

Enneapogon scaber

 

Enneapogon scoparius

 

Enneapogon spathaceus