Harpochloa falx

Harpochloa falx (common name caterpillar grass attending to the shape of its inflorescence), is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini.^[1] Although fire-adapted, in the absence of regular burns it comes to dominate its competitors.^[2]

Caterpillar grass, Mamafubedu, Free State

Harpochloa falx
Inflorescence
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Chloridoideae
Genus:	Harpochloa
Species:	H. falx
Binomial name
Harpochloa falx (L.f.) Kuntze
Synonyms[1]
List Campulosus falcatus P.Beauv. Campulosus hirsutus Desv. Chloris falcata Sw. Cynosurus falcatus Thunb. Dactyloctenium falcatum Willd. Eleusine falcata Spreng. Harpochloa capensis Kunth Melica falx L.f.