Stipagrostis ciliata

{{short description|Species of grass}}

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|genus = Stipagrostis

|species = ciliata

|authority = (Desf.) De Winter

|synonyms = Aristida ciliata{{cite web | title=Aristida ciliata Desf. - Plants of the World Online | website=Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:389319-1 | access-date=2022-03-19}}

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Stipagrostis ciliata, the tall bushman grass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. The native range is from the Canary Islands, the Sahara desert to Pakistan. It occurs in Namibia{{'s}} Namib Desert and the Kalahari. The grass grows {{convert|30–100|cm}} tall and can be annual or perennial dependent on the amount of rainfall. It can be distinguished by a ring of long white hair surrounding each node.{{Cite book | title=It is Time to Identify Selected Plants and Animals of the Namib | last1=Ehrenbold | first1=Samuel | last2=Keding | first2=Viktoria | publisher=Namib Desert Environment Education Trust (NaDEET) | edition=2nd | year=2015 | page=11}}{{Cite web |title=Stipagrostis ciliata (Desf.) De Winter {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:423888-1 |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}