Scientific Name: Pennisetum ciliare

?Exotic shrubby savannah grass

?Seeds have apomictic reproduction (they can reproduce without fertilization or sexual union)

?Introduced for livestock to forage

?In recent years buffel grass has spread rapidly, out competing many native plants

?This plant has rapid regrowth after a frost or fire

Photo:  To be added.

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