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
|