Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations:

(≡ homotypic synonym, = heterotypic synonym, - autonym, I invalid designation)

• (=) Nazia aliena (Spreng.) Scribn.

Common names:

• African bur grass  (Source: BSBI) - English
• small carrot-seed grass  (Source: Grass SAfr) - English
• spike bur grass  (Source: F NAmer) - English

Economic Importance:

• Weed:

Distributional Range:

Native

Africa

• NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt
• NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan
• EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
• WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Burkina Faso, Mali
• SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
• SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia, South Africa (throughout)

Asia-Temperate

• ARABIAN PENINSULA: Saudi Arabia
• WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran
• CHINA: China

Asia-Tropical

• INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan


Naturalized

Northern America

• Mexico

Pacific

• NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]

Southern America

• CARIBBEAN: Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S., Virgin Islands, U.S.]
• NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
• WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Peru

References:

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2. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
3. Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
4. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
5. CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
6. Cufodontis, G. 1953-1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
7. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
8. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
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10. Giraldo-Cañas, D. 2011. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49:139-247.
11. Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. 1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
12. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: as native
13. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
14. Migahid, A. M. 1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
15. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
16. Peterson, P. M. et al. 2001. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): II. Subfamily Chloridoideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 41:220.
17. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
18. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
19. Tovar, Ó. 1993. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) del Perú. Ruizia 13:295-296.
20. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
21. Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia. 2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123.
22. Wagner, W. L. et al. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource).
23. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
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25. Plants of southern Africa: an online checklist.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://gringlobal.iita.org/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=36821. Accessed 6 July 2024.