Spear Grass

© Ivan Van der Walt

Igama

Spear Grass

Igama lesiLatini

Heteropogon contortus

Intsebenziso

Spear Grass iyakuthandeka ekuqaleni kwehlobo, emva koko ibe nzima kwaye ayivunyelwanga kakhulu ekutyeni. I-awns itya ngokungena kwiingubo zeezimvu zeegusha kwaye zicutha umgangatho woboya.

Umbhalo

Lungisa ukuya kwi-1 m. I-Spear Grass iyinkcenkcesha engapheliyo kwaye ikhula ngokukhawuleza. Ukusetyenziswa kwamagcisa amaninzi. I-Inflorescence i-raceme enye eluhlaza (ngokuqhelekileyo eneenwele) kunye nexesha elide, elimdaka, elivakalayo, elidibeneyo. Iingqayi zamagqabi zinyanzelisiwe kunye ne-awns xa zomile kwaye ziqhele ukuba ndawonye.

Apho zifumaneka khona

Spear I-Grass ikhula kwiindawo ezivulekileyo, emhlabeni kunye nasezindaweni ezivulekileyo. Iintloko zeenbewu eziphosakeleyo zidla ukubonwa endleleni. Ingabonakala ikhula kwiPhondo laseLimpopo kunye neKruger National Park eMzantsi Afrika.

Iziqhamo

Ngo-October - ku-March.

Izibhalo

Spear Grass yintsimi ebalulekileyo Yezilwanyana ezizingelayo nangona inokungonakali kwayo. Kwiindawo zehlabathi ezifana ne-Australia intsimi inoxanduva lokusula oluhlobo kwezinye iindawo zelizwe ngenxa yembewu eyonakalisa uboya emva kokubanjwa.