Nine-awned Grass

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Igama

Nine-awned grass

Igama lesiLatini

Enneapogon cenchroides

Umbhalo

Ingumnqatha onobuhle onokuthi uvele kwiindawo ezinomda kwiindawo ezisemaphandleni, ngokukodwa emva kokusalela komlambo kunye/okanye ukugqithisa. Lengca engamatshini ayisithoba ngumvulindlela onobulumko onokukhawuleza ukukhupha kunye nokukhusela izityalo eziphazamisayo. Amaqabunga kunye neepompo zihlanganiswe ngeenwele ezininzi, ezinobumnandi. I-inflorescence yinto eninzi, eneqhwa ekhokelela kwindawo ebukhali, evulekileyo okanye enesivumelwano. Iingcingo zineqhwaba.

Intsebenziso

Lengca idla ngokukhula kwiindawo eziphazamisayo. Ikwafumaneka kwakhona ezindleleni zendlela. Ikhula ngokubanzi kumhlaba onesihlabathi kunye kwaye iqhelekile kwiindawo ze-mopaneveld kunye ne-limestone.

Izihlomelo

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Amanqaku

Notshaba enotyiweyo ifumaneka ngase Sahari, ukusuka eSudan ngasentla ukuya eMzantsi Afrika. Iyona nto inobungqina bobuncwane ekukhuseleni ukuguguleka komhlaba kwiindawo ezininzi zelizwekazi-sikwazi ukukhula ngokukhawuleza kumhlaba ophazamisekileyo kunye nobonakaliswe, ngakumbi emva kwesomiso okanye ukugqithisa.