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a perennial grass distributed across much of tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and Australia, as well as Papuasia and Madagascar.
A perennial grass distributed across much of tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and Australia, as well as Papuasia and Madagascar.
Description. Alloteropsis semialata is a tufted, perennial grass 20–100 cm tall. The base of the plant forms a bulb which is covered with dense, woolly hairs.

Alloteropsis semialata

Plant
Alloteropsis semialata, known commonly as black seed grass, cockatoo grass, donkersaad gras, swartsaadgras, tweevingergras, and isi quinti, is a perennial grass distributed across much of tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and Australia, as... Wikipedia
Higher classification: Alloteropsis
Family: Poaceae
Rank: Species
Widespread & hardy top end perennial grass, providing shelter and early season food source for wide variety of native finches including the Gouldian.
A perennial grass 20-150 cm tall, and an early flowering species with flowering heads often prominent in the early wet season before other grasses have ...
Alloteropsis semialata (R.Br.) Hitchc. species. Accepted Name authority: APC Cockatoo Grass. Photographer: Peta Jansma-Reid.
Nov 23, 2023 · Alloteropsis semialata is one of the best systems in which to investigate the evolution of C4 photosynthesis because the genetic and phenotypic variation ...
Jun 14, 2010 · Common throughout the tropics and subtropics of Australia. Flowers sporadically throughout the year but mostly Dec.-May.
Oct 24, 2012 · Occurs naturally in tropical Africa, Asia and Australia in open grassland or woodland. Locally abundant. Introduced to Madagascar and now common ...
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Old World. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.