Species Life history Grazing value Number of plots Mean cover (%)
Ranked by frequency:
Panicum maximum
perennial
high
54
5.0±11.5
Brachiaria deflexa
annual
medium
52
2.5±6.1
Tragus berteronianus
annual
low
49
0.9±2.3
Urochloa mosambicensis
weak perennial
medium
43
4.5±10.6
Aristida adscensionis
annual
low
41
0.7±2.4
Eragrostis superba
weak perennial
medium
36
2.6±7.3
Digitaria eriantha
perennial
high
35
1.3±3.5
Enneapogon cenchroides
weak perennial
medium
32
3.1±9.4
Cenchrus ciliaris
perennial
high
31
3.4±8.1
Heteropogon contortus
perennial
medium
30
0.3±0.8
Ranked by cover:
Bothriochloa radicans
perennial
low
20
14.1±20.2
Hyparrhenia hirta
perennial
medium
8
6.6±13.5
Themeda triandra
perennial
high
21
5.8±13.3
Panicum maximum
perennial
high
54
5.0±11.5
Panicum deustum
perennial
medium
10
4.5±11.6
Urochloa mosambicensis
weak perennial
medium
43
4.5±10.6
Bothriochloa insculpta
annual
medium
10
4±11.8
Cenchrus ciliaris
perennial
high
31
3.4±8.1
Setaria incrassata
perennial
high
12
3.4±10.8
Enneapogon cenchroides
weak perennial
medium
32
3.1±9.4