Summary
Place of publication:
Prodr. pl. cap. 21. 1794
Verified:
09/13/2010
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
- Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. 2003
- Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58. 1990
- Kellerman, T. S. et al. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa. 1988
Common names
English
staggers grass – Afrikaans
dronkgras –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Lesotho | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Eastern Cape | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Free State | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Northern Cape | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Western Cape | |
Native
Africa
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Lesotho, South Africa [Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, Western Cape]
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Vertebrate poisons | mammals | | Kellerman, T. S. et al. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa. 1988 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=70436.
Accessed 16 December 2025.