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Secale africanum

Plants

Family: Poaceae · Genus: Secale

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Secale africanum, the African rye, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae. It is native to the Cape Provinces. An annual or perennial tufted grass reaching 1 m (3 ft), it is found only in the Roggeveld at elevations from 1,400 to 1,900 m. Highly palatable to livestock, it has been assessed as Critically Endangered due to overgrazing.

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