A very large and widespread family of Monocotyledoneae, with more than 10.000 species, most of which are herbaceous, but a few are woody. The stems are jointed, the long, narrow leaves originating at the nodes. The flowers are inconspicuous, with a much reduced perianth, and are wind-pollinated or cleistogamous. The fruit in single-seeded, usually a caryopsis. Grasses are the most important of all plants for food. (Source: ALL)



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Tschinkel WR 2015. Experiments Testing the Causes of Namibian Fairy Circles. Plos ONE 10 (10) e0140099
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Jacobson K, van Diepeningen A, Evans S, Fritts R, Gemmel P, Marsho C, Seely M, Wenndt A, Yang X, Jacobson P 2015. Non-Rainfall Moisture Activates Fungal Decomposition of Surface Litter in the Namib Sand Sea. Plos ONE 10 (5) e0126977
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Hipondoka MHT, Aranibar JN, Chirara C, Lihavha M, Macko SA 2003. Vertical distribution of grass and tree roots in arid ecosystems of Southern Africa: niche differentiation or competition?. Journal of Arid Environments 54 319-325
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Ellis RP 1988. Leaf anatomy of the South African Danthonieae (Poaceae). XVII. The genus Chaetobromus. Bothalia 18 (2) 195-209
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Zimmermann J, Higgins SI, Grimm V, Hoffmann J, Linstäder A 2010. Grass mortality in semi-arid savanna: The role of fire, competition and self-shading. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 12 (2010) 1-8
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Zizka G 1987. Die Gräsergattungen Rhynchelytrum und Tricholaena in SWA/Namibia. Dinteria 19 3-25
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Jankowitz WJ, van Rooyen MW, Shaw D, Kaumba JS, van Rooyen N 2008. Mysterious circles in the Namib Desert. South African Journal of Botany 74 (2) 332-334
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Nørgaard T, Ebner M, Dacke M 2012. Animal or Plant: Which Is the Better Fog Water Collector?. Plos ONE 7 (4) e34603
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Pemadasa MA, Lovell PH 1975. Factors Controlling Germination of Some Dune Annuals. Journal of Ecology 63 (1) 41-59
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Hartnett DC, Setshego MP, Dalgleish HJ 2006. Bud banks of perennial savanna grasses in Botswana. African Journal of Ecology 44 (2) 256-263
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