Harpochloa

Harpochloa is a genus of African plants in the grass family, common name caterpillar grass.^[1][2][3][4]

Caterpillar grass
Inflorescence of Harpochloa falx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Chloridoideae
Tribe:	Cynodonteae
Subtribe:	Eleusininae
Genus:	Harpochloa Kunth
Type species
Harpochloa capensis (syn of H. falx) Kunth
Synonyms[1]
Harpechloa Kunth, alternate spelling

Species^[5][6][7]

• Harpochloa falx (L.f.) Kuntze - Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Gauteng, Eswatini, Free State, Mpumalanga
• Harpochloa pseudoharpechloa (Chiov.) Clayton - Zaïre, Zambia, Angola

formerly included^[5]

see Microchloa

• Harpochloa altera - Microchloa altera