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Grasses and sedges of Somalia: all 475 species on record (part 2 of 3)

GBIF holds records of 475 grass and sedge species from Somalia: 367 grasses (Poaceae) and 108 sedges (Cyperaceae).

Last checked 2026-11-13 166 sources Reading time: 11 min Part of Grasses and sedges of Somalia

Part 2 of 3 of Grasses and sedges of Somalia: all 475 species on record. Sources are listed on part 1.

This list is in 3 parts: 1 · 2 · 3

Full list (475 species)

Name Scientific name Family Red List Records in Somalia
Aristida triticoides Aristida triticoides Poaceae NE 40
Small Carpgrass Arthraxon hispidus Poaceae NE 1
Arthraxon lanceolatus Arthraxon lanceolatus Poaceae NE 3
Arthraxon prionodes Arthraxon prionodes Poaceae NE 11
Arundo grass, Bamboo reed, Cow cane, Donax cane, Giant cane, River cane, Spanish cane/reed, Wild cane, Reedgrass Arundo donax Poaceae LC 1
creeping-bluegrass Bothriochloa insculpta Poaceae NE 34
Smelly Grass Bothriochloa radicans Poaceae NE 12
Brachiaria breviglumis Brachiaria breviglumis Poaceae NE 9
Brachiaria longiflora Brachiaria longiflora Poaceae LC 2
Brachiaria stefaninii Brachiaria stefaninii Poaceae NE 2
Brachypodium flexum Brachypodium flexum Poaceae NE 3
mountain bromegrass Bromus leptoclados Poaceae NE 4
Castellia tuberculosa Castellia tuberculosa Poaceae NE 2
Pearl Millet Cenchrus americanus Poaceae NE 21
Indian Sandburr Cenchrus biflorus Poaceae NE 15
African Fountain Grass Cenchrus caudatus Poaceae NE 1
Buffel-grass Cenchrus ciliaris Poaceae LC 223
Cenchrus divisus Cenchrus divisus Poaceae NE 20
Napier Millet Cenchrus geniculatus Poaceae LC 3
Feathertop Cenchrus longisetus Poaceae NE 17
Cenchrus massaicus Cenchrus massaicus Poaceae DD 5
Cenchrus mitis Cenchrus mitis Poaceae NE 26
Cloncurry Cenchrus pennisetiformis Poaceae LC 29
Crimson fountaingrass, Fountain grass Cenchrus setaceus Poaceae LC 46
cow sandbur Cenchrus setigerus Poaceae LC 10
Cenchrus somalensis Cenchrus somalensis Poaceae NE 9
Cenchrus stramineus Cenchrus stramineus Poaceae LC 8
Natal Grass Cenchrus unisetus Poaceae LC 1
Chloris amethystea Chloris amethystea Poaceae NE 8
Chloris flagellifera Chloris flagellifera Poaceae NE 20
Rhodes Grass Chloris gayana Poaceae NE 10
Chloris jubaensis Chloris jubaensis Poaceae NE 2
Chloris mensensis Chloris mensensis Poaceae NE 13
Chloris mossambicensis Chloris mossambicensis Poaceae NE 1
Chloris nutans Chloris nutans Poaceae NE 13
spiderweb chloris Chloris pycnothrix Poaceae NE 15
Feathery Rhodes-grass Chloris virgata Poaceae NE 40
Chrysopogon aucheri Chrysopogon aucheri Poaceae NE 10
Chrysopogon plumulosus Chrysopogon plumulosus Poaceae NE 153
Coelachyrum brevifolium Coelachyrum brevifolium Poaceae NE 2
Coelachyrum longiglume Coelachyrum longiglume Poaceae NE 2
Coelachyrum piercei Coelachyrum piercei Poaceae NE 34
Coelachyrum poiflorum Coelachyrum poiflorum Poaceae NE 27
Coelachyrum praeflorum Coelachyrum praeflorum Poaceae NE 1
Sickle Grass Ctenium concinnum Poaceae NE 3
kachi grass Cymbopogon caesius Poaceae NE 4
Cymbopogon commutatus Cymbopogon commutatus Poaceae NE 59
Citronella Grass Cymbopogon nardus Poaceae NE 1
Cymbopogon nervatus Cymbopogon nervatus Poaceae NE 1
Bitter Turpentine Grass Cymbopogon pospischilii Poaceae NE 14
Camel Grass Cymbopogon schoenanthus Poaceae NE 32
African stargrass Cynodon aethiopicus Poaceae NE 1
Bermuda-grass Cynodon dactylon Poaceae NE 75
African Bermuda grass Cynodon nlemfuensis Poaceae NE 18
Bermudagrass Cynodon plectostachyus Poaceae NE 3
Crowfoot Grass Dactyloctenium aegyptium Poaceae NE 34
Dactyloctenium aristatum Dactyloctenium aristatum Poaceae NE 47
double comb grass Dactyloctenium geminatum Poaceae NE 19
Dactyloctenium hackelii Dactyloctenium hackelii Poaceae DD 1
Dactyloctenium robecchii Dactyloctenium robecchii Poaceae NE 65
Dactyloctenium scindicum Dactyloctenium scindicum Poaceae NE 94
Danthoniopsis barbata Danthoniopsis barbata Poaceae NE 16
Crowfoot Grass Desmostachya bipinnata Poaceae LC 1
Kleberg's Bluestem Dichanthium annulatum Poaceae NE 46
Dichanthium foveolatum Dichanthium foveolatum Poaceae NE 78
African Couchgrass Digitaria abyssinica Poaceae NE 57
Digitaria acuminatissima Digitaria acuminatissima Poaceae LC 1
Digitaria argyrotricha Digitaria argyrotricha Poaceae NE 8
Digitaria arushae Digitaria arushae Poaceae NE 2
Tropical Finger-grass Digitaria ciliaris Poaceae NE 8
brown-seed finger grass Digitaria diagonalis Poaceae NE 2
Indian Crabgrass Digitaria longiflora Poaceae NE 4
Digitaria macroblephara Digitaria macroblephara Poaceae NE 22
Digitaria macroblephara Digitaria macroblephara Poaceae NE 5
digit grass Digitaria milanjiana Poaceae NE 7
Digitaria nodosa Digitaria nodosa Poaceae NE 15
Digitaria pennata Digitaria pennata Poaceae NE 40
Digitaria pennata Digitaria pennata Poaceae NE 1
Digitaria rivae Digitaria rivae Poaceae NE 47
Hairy Finger-grass Digitaria sanguinalis Poaceae NE 1
blackseed crabgrass Digitaria ternata Poaceae NE 5
long-plume finger grass Digitaria velutina Poaceae NE 21
Digitaria villosa Digitaria villosa Poaceae NE 2
Dignathia ciliata Dignathia ciliata Poaceae NE 4
Dignathia gracilis Dignathia gracilis Poaceae NE 15
Dignathia hirtella Dignathia hirtella Poaceae NE 36
Dignathia villosa Dignathia villosa Poaceae NE 32
Viper Grass Dinebra retroflexa Poaceae NE 10
Dinebra somalensis Dinebra somalensis Poaceae NE 21
Brown Beetle-grass Diplachne fusca Poaceae LC 1
Disakisperma obtusiflorum Disakisperma obtusiflorum Poaceae NE 26
Disakisperma yemenicum Disakisperma yemenicum Poaceae NE 21
Shama Millet Echinochloa colonum Poaceae LC 66
Gulf Cockspur Grass Echinochloa crus-pavonis Poaceae LC 3
Echinochloa haploclada Echinochloa haploclada Poaceae NE 44
Antelope Grass Echinochloa pyramidalis Poaceae LC 9
Echinochloa rotundiflora Echinochloa rotundiflora Poaceae NE 1
Hippo Grass Echinochloa stagnina Poaceae LC 4
Panic Veldtgrass Ehrharta erecta Poaceae NE 6
Wild African Finger Millet Eleusine africana Poaceae LC 3
Finger Millet Eleusine coracana Poaceae NE 1
Eleusine floccifolia Eleusine floccifolia Poaceae LC 42
Yard-grass Eleusine indica Poaceae LC 4
Eleusine intermedia Eleusine intermedia Poaceae DD 7
Lemon Scented Grass Elionurus muticus Poaceae NE 1
Elionurus royleanus Elionurus royleanus Poaceae NE 2
silver-spike grass Elytrophorus spicatus Poaceae LC 1
soft-feather pappus grass Enneapogon cenchroides Poaceae NE 29
feather pappus grass Enneapogon desvauxii Poaceae NE 23
Enneapogon lophotrichus Enneapogon lophotrichus Poaceae NE 7
Enneapogon persicus Enneapogon persicus Poaceae NE 70
Rock Nine-Awned Grass Enneapogon scaber Poaceae NE 3
Bottlebrush Grass Enneapogon scoparius Poaceae NE 5
Enteropogon barbatus Enteropogon barbatus Poaceae NE 6
Mopane Grass Enteropogon macrostachyus Poaceae NE 29
Enteropogon monostachyos Enteropogon monostachyos Poaceae NE 1
Enteropogon rupestris Enteropogon rupestris Poaceae NE 43
Enteropogon sechellensis Enteropogon sechellensis Poaceae NE 7
Eragrostis aethiopica Eragrostis aethiopica Poaceae LC 30
Eragrostis ambleia Eragrostis ambleia Poaceae VU 1
Rough Love Grass Eragrostis aspera Poaceae NE 8
Mediterranean Lovegrass Eragrostis barrelieri Poaceae NE 18
Shade Eragrostis Eragrostis biflora Poaceae NE 1
Eragrostis capitulifera Eragrostis capitulifera Poaceae NE 1
Stink-grass Eragrostis cilianensis Poaceae NE 93
Gophertail Lovegrass Eragrostis ciliaris Poaceae NE 71
Cylinderflower lovegrass Eragrostis cylindriflora Poaceae NE 1
Eragrostis elegantissima Eragrostis elegantissima Poaceae NE 1
Eragrostis gloeophylla Eragrostis gloeophylla Poaceae NE 11
Eragrostis incrassata Eragrostis incrassata Poaceae NE 15
Pond Lovegrass Eragrostis japonica Poaceae LC 6
Eragrostis kuchariana Eragrostis kuchariana Poaceae NE 7
Eragrostis lepida Eragrostis lepida Poaceae NE 7
Eragrostis lutensis Eragrostis lutensis Poaceae NE 1
Eragrostis mabiana Eragrostis mabiana Poaceae NE 2
Eragrostis mabrana Eragrostis mabrana Poaceae NE 2
Eragrostis macilenta Eragrostis macilenta Poaceae NE 2
Eragrostis mahrana Eragrostis mahrana Poaceae NE 13
Small Love-grass Eragrostis minor Poaceae NE 3
Eragrostis namaquensis Eragrostis namaquensis Poaceae NE 1
Thalia Lovegrass Eragrostis papposa Poaceae NE 64
Eragrostis psammophila Eragrostis psammophila Poaceae NE 3
Eragrostis schweinfurthii Eragrostis schweinfurthii Poaceae NE 3
Eragrostis sennii Eragrostis sennii Poaceae NE 13
Wilman Lovegrass Eragrostis superba Poaceae NE 9
Teff Eragrostis tef Poaceae NE 1
Japanese Lovegrass Eragrostis tenella Poaceae NE 2
Elastic Grass Eragrostis tenuifolia Poaceae NE 4
Eragrostis trachyantha Eragrostis trachyantha Poaceae NE 1
Eragrostis tridentata Eragrostis tridentata Poaceae NE 1
Eriochloa barbatus Eriochloa barbatus Poaceae LC 63
Eriochloa meyeriana Eriochloa meyeriana Poaceae LC 12
Perennial cupgrass Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha Poaceae NE 4
red Rhodes grass Eustachys paspaloides Poaceae NE 4
Exotheca abyssinica Exotheca abyssinica Poaceae NE 1
Squirrel's Tail Fescue Festuca bromoides Poaceae NE 1
Lizard-Tail Grass Hackelochloa granularis Poaceae NE 1
Halopyrum mucronatum Halopyrum mucronatum Poaceae NE 33
Harpachne schimperi Harpachne schimperi Poaceae NE 9
black spear grass Heteropogon contortus Poaceae NE 60
Holcolemma inaequale Holcolemma inaequale Poaceae NE 5
Hyparrhenia anthistirioides Hyparrhenia anthistirioides Poaceae NE 2
Hyparrhenia barteri Hyparrhenia barteri Poaceae NE 1
Hyparrhenia confinis Hyparrhenia confinis Poaceae NE 1
Silky thatching grass Hyparrhenia dregeana Poaceae NE 1
Tambookie grass Hyparrhenia filipendula Poaceae NE 6

This list is in 3 parts: 1 · 2 · 3

Sources

  1. Aristida triticoides · gbif.org
  2. Small Carpgrass · gbif.org
  3. Arthraxon lanceolatus · gbif.org
  4. Arthraxon prionodes · gbif.org
  5. Arundo grass, Bamboo reed, Cow cane, Donax cane, Giant cane, River cane, Spanish cane/reed, Wild cane, Reedgrass · gbif.org
  6. creeping-bluegrass · gbif.org
  7. Smelly Grass · gbif.org
  8. Brachiaria breviglumis · gbif.org
  9. Brachiaria longiflora · gbif.org
  10. Brachiaria stefaninii · gbif.org
  11. Brachypodium flexum · gbif.org
  12. mountain bromegrass · gbif.org
  13. Castellia tuberculosa · gbif.org
  14. Pearl Millet · gbif.org
  15. Indian Sandburr · gbif.org
  16. African Fountain Grass · gbif.org
  17. Buffel-grass · gbif.org
  18. Cenchrus divisus · gbif.org
  19. Napier Millet · gbif.org
  20. Feathertop · gbif.org
  21. Cenchrus massaicus · gbif.org
  22. Cenchrus mitis · gbif.org
  23. Cloncurry · gbif.org
  24. Crimson fountaingrass, Fountain grass · gbif.org
  25. cow sandbur · gbif.org
  26. Cenchrus somalensis · gbif.org
  27. Cenchrus stramineus · gbif.org
  28. Natal Grass · gbif.org
  29. Chloris amethystea · gbif.org
  30. Chloris flagellifera · gbif.org
  31. Rhodes Grass · gbif.org
  32. Chloris jubaensis · gbif.org
  33. Chloris mensensis · gbif.org
  34. Chloris mossambicensis · gbif.org
  35. Chloris nutans · gbif.org
  36. spiderweb chloris · gbif.org
  37. Feathery Rhodes-grass · gbif.org
  38. Chrysopogon aucheri · gbif.org
  39. Chrysopogon plumulosus · gbif.org
  40. Coelachyrum brevifolium · gbif.org
  41. Coelachyrum longiglume · gbif.org
  42. Coelachyrum piercei · gbif.org
  43. Coelachyrum poiflorum · gbif.org
  44. Coelachyrum praeflorum · gbif.org
  45. Sickle Grass · gbif.org
  46. kachi grass · gbif.org
  47. Cymbopogon commutatus · gbif.org
  48. Citronella Grass · gbif.org
  49. Cymbopogon nervatus · gbif.org
  50. Bitter Turpentine Grass · gbif.org
  51. Camel Grass · gbif.org
  52. African stargrass · gbif.org
  53. Bermuda-grass · gbif.org
  54. African Bermuda grass · gbif.org
  55. Bermudagrass · gbif.org
  56. Crowfoot Grass · gbif.org
  57. Dactyloctenium aristatum · gbif.org
  58. double comb grass · gbif.org
  59. Dactyloctenium hackelii · gbif.org
  60. Dactyloctenium robecchii · gbif.org
  61. Dactyloctenium scindicum · gbif.org
  62. Danthoniopsis barbata · gbif.org
  63. Crowfoot Grass · gbif.org
  64. Kleberg's Bluestem · gbif.org
  65. Dichanthium foveolatum · gbif.org
  66. African Couchgrass · gbif.org
  67. Digitaria acuminatissima · gbif.org
  68. Digitaria argyrotricha · gbif.org
  69. Digitaria arushae · gbif.org
  70. Tropical Finger-grass · gbif.org
  71. brown-seed finger grass · gbif.org
  72. Indian Crabgrass · gbif.org
  73. Digitaria macroblephara · gbif.org
  74. Digitaria macroblephara · gbif.org
  75. digit grass · gbif.org
  76. Digitaria nodosa · gbif.org
  77. Digitaria pennata · gbif.org
  78. Digitaria pennata · gbif.org
  79. Digitaria rivae · gbif.org
  80. Hairy Finger-grass · gbif.org
  81. blackseed crabgrass · gbif.org
  82. long-plume finger grass · gbif.org
  83. Digitaria villosa · gbif.org
  84. Dignathia ciliata · gbif.org
  85. Dignathia gracilis · gbif.org
  86. Dignathia hirtella · gbif.org
  87. Dignathia villosa · gbif.org
  88. Viper Grass · gbif.org
  89. Dinebra somalensis · gbif.org
  90. Brown Beetle-grass · gbif.org
  91. Disakisperma obtusiflorum · gbif.org
  92. Disakisperma yemenicum · gbif.org
  93. Shama Millet · gbif.org
  94. Gulf Cockspur Grass · gbif.org
  95. Echinochloa haploclada · gbif.org
  96. Antelope Grass · gbif.org
  97. Echinochloa rotundiflora · gbif.org
  98. Hippo Grass · gbif.org
  99. Panic Veldtgrass · gbif.org
  100. Wild African Finger Millet · gbif.org
  101. Finger Millet · gbif.org
  102. Eleusine floccifolia · gbif.org
  103. Yard-grass · gbif.org
  104. Eleusine intermedia · gbif.org
  105. Lemon Scented Grass · gbif.org
  106. Elionurus royleanus · gbif.org
  107. silver-spike grass · gbif.org
  108. soft-feather pappus grass · gbif.org
  109. feather pappus grass · gbif.org
  110. Enneapogon lophotrichus · gbif.org
  111. Enneapogon persicus · gbif.org
  112. Rock Nine-Awned Grass · gbif.org
  113. Bottlebrush Grass · gbif.org
  114. Enteropogon barbatus · gbif.org
  115. Mopane Grass · gbif.org
  116. Enteropogon monostachyos · gbif.org
  117. Enteropogon rupestris · gbif.org
  118. Enteropogon sechellensis · gbif.org
  119. Eragrostis aethiopica · gbif.org
  120. Eragrostis ambleia · gbif.org
  121. Rough Love Grass · gbif.org
  122. Mediterranean Lovegrass · gbif.org
  123. Shade Eragrostis · gbif.org
  124. Eragrostis capitulifera · gbif.org
  125. Stink-grass · gbif.org
  126. Gophertail Lovegrass · gbif.org
  127. Cylinderflower lovegrass · gbif.org
  128. Eragrostis elegantissima · gbif.org
  129. Eragrostis gloeophylla · gbif.org
  130. Eragrostis incrassata · gbif.org
  131. Pond Lovegrass · gbif.org
  132. Eragrostis kuchariana · gbif.org
  133. Eragrostis lepida · gbif.org
  134. Eragrostis lutensis · gbif.org
  135. Eragrostis mabiana · gbif.org
  136. Eragrostis mabrana · gbif.org
  137. Eragrostis macilenta · gbif.org
  138. Eragrostis mahrana · gbif.org
  139. Small Love-grass · gbif.org
  140. Eragrostis namaquensis · gbif.org
  141. Thalia Lovegrass · gbif.org
  142. Eragrostis psammophila · gbif.org
  143. Eragrostis schweinfurthii · gbif.org
  144. Eragrostis sennii · gbif.org
  145. Wilman Lovegrass · gbif.org
  146. Teff · gbif.org
  147. Japanese Lovegrass · gbif.org
  148. Elastic Grass · gbif.org
  149. Eragrostis trachyantha · gbif.org
  150. Eragrostis tridentata · gbif.org
  151. Eriochloa barbatus · gbif.org
  152. Eriochloa meyeriana · gbif.org
  153. Perennial cupgrass · gbif.org
  154. red Rhodes grass · gbif.org
  155. Exotheca abyssinica · gbif.org
  156. Squirrel's Tail Fescue · gbif.org
  157. Lizard-Tail Grass · gbif.org
  158. Halopyrum mucronatum · gbif.org
  159. Harpachne schimperi · gbif.org
  160. black spear grass · gbif.org
  161. Holcolemma inaequale · gbif.org
  162. Hyparrhenia anthistirioides · gbif.org
  163. Hyparrhenia barteri · gbif.org
  164. Hyparrhenia confinis · gbif.org
  165. Silky thatching grass · gbif.org
  166. Tambookie grass · gbif.org

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