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Pentameris
Pentameris is a genus of plants in the grass family, native primarily to Africa, with a few species in Yemen and on certain islands in the Indian Ocean.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Pale Fiveawn
speciesPentameris pallida
Curly Fiveawn
speciesPentameris curvifolia
False Hairgrass
speciesPentameris airoides
Pentameris eriostoma
speciesPentameris eriostoma
Large Fiveawn
speciesPentameris macrocalycina
Pentameris thuarii
speciesPentameris thuarii
Pentameris barbata
speciesPentameris barbata
Pentameris obtusifolia
speciesPentameris obtusifolia
Waterfall Fiveawn
speciesPentameris capensis
Pentameris colorata
speciesPentameris colorata
Pentameris heptamera
speciesPentameris heptamera
Pentameris calcicola
speciesPentameris calcicola
Pentameris densifolia
speciesPentameris densifolia
Pentameris rigidissima
speciesPentameris rigidissima
Pentameris horrida
speciesPentameris horrida
Pentameris acinosa
speciesPentameris acinosa
Pentameris aurea
speciesPentameris aurea
Pentameris viscidula
speciesPentameris viscidula
Pentameris montana
speciesPentameris montana
Pentameris distichophylla
speciesPentameris distichophylla
Pentameris malouinensis
speciesPentameris malouinensis
Pentameris pusilla
speciesPentameris pusilla
Pentameris longiglumis
speciesPentameris longiglumis
Pentameris pungens
speciesPentameris pungens
Dune Grass
speciesPentameris triseta
Pentameris clavata
speciesPentameris clavata
Pentameris holciformis
speciesPentameris holciformis
Pentameris aspera
speciesPentameris aspera
Pentameris natalensis
speciesPentameris natalensis
Pentameris oreodoxa
speciesPentameris oreodoxa
Pentameris pyrophila
speciesPentameris pyrophila
Pentameris scabra
speciesPentameris scabra
Pentameris tysonii
speciesPentameris tysonii
Pentameris uniflora
speciesPentameris uniflora
Pentameris oreophila
speciesPentameris oreophila
Pentameris ampla
speciesPentameris ampla
Pentameris argentea
speciesPentameris argentea
Pentameris pictigluma
speciesPentameris pictigluma
Pentameris andringitrensis
speciesPentameris andringitrensis
Pentameris tortuosa
speciesPentameris tortuosa
Pentameris aristidoides
speciesPentameris aristidoides
Pentameris swartbergensis
speciesPentameris swartbergensis
Pentameris cirrhulosa
speciesPentameris cirrhulosa
Pentameris exserta
speciesPentameris exserta
Pentameris galpinii
speciesPentameris galpinii
Pentameris hirtiglumis
speciesPentameris hirtiglumis
Pentameris praecox
speciesPentameris praecox
Pentameris setifolia
speciesPentameris setifolia
Pentameris insularis
speciesPentameris insularis
Pentameris pholiuroides
speciesPentameris pholiuroides
Pentameris ecklonii
speciesPentameris ecklonii
Pentameris tomentella
speciesPentameris tomentella
Pentameris alticola
speciesPentameris alticola
Pentameris basutorum
speciesPentameris basutorum
Pentameris capillaris
speciesPentameris capillaris
Pentameris caulescens
speciesPentameris caulescens
Pentameris chippindalliae
speciesPentameris chippindalliae
Pentameris dentata
speciesPentameris dentata
Pentameris elegans
speciesPentameris elegans
Pentameris ellisii
speciesPentameris ellisii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 436796.