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Utjani obubovu

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Utjani obubovu

Igama lesi-Latin

Themeda triandra

Umsebenzabo

Utjanobu obubovu abutjhiswa mlilo, buvame ukwanda lokha umango utjhiswa mlilo kanengi, nalokha bungakadliwa khulu ziinlwani. Umhlobo lo wotjani bulitshwayo elihle lomango neenkhotha ngokutshwaya ipilo.

Ihlathululo

Bunobude obungaba yi-1.5 Bumarikiriki begodu bumajadu amakarawo anobubanzi obungaba mamilimitha abunane. Incenye ephezulu nemumatha imbewu, inesakhiwo samevana aliledere u-V. Utjanobu buyadleka ehlobo, kodwana buyatjhuguluka bube bovu bebuqine ebusika.

Indawabo

Utjani obubovobu bunengi eendaweni ezingakarhulwa zeenkhotha ezivulekileko kanye neencenyeni zamahlathi wesilinganiso sezulu esiphezulu. Bujayeleke khulu eendaweni zobujamo obuphakamilileko obungaba yi-1300 - 3 000m ngehla kwezinga lelwandle. Bumila komunye nomunye umhlobo wehlabathi, kodwana bande khulu ebumbeni. Butholakala kiyo yoke isewula kanye nepumalanga ye-Afrika kanye neenarheni ezinengi zomhlaba.

Amathuthumbo nokutlhurha

Ukusuka ngenyanga kaSewula ukuya kuVelabahlinze.

Ibuthelelolwazi ngomangwabo

Utjani obubovu buhlangana nemihlobo eqakatheke khulu ebalimini njengombana bupha amandla nezakhamzimba efuyweni – begodu bupha nokudla imihlobo eminengi yeenyonyana. Baziwa khulu ngegama labo le-Afrikaans elithi: Rooi Gras (utjani obubovu), eSewula Afrika.