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Namib Dune Bushman Grass
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Namib Dune Bushman Grass

Stipagrostis sabulicola

Stipagrostis sabulicola, the Namib dune bushman grass, is a species of grass endemic to the dunes of the Namib desert. The perennial grass grows up to 200 cm tall and has a wide system of shallow roots, allowing it to catch water in the form of fog and dew, additional to rain.

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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 594830.