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General Information

Diheteropogon amplectens is a perennial grass growing up to 2 metres tall. The grass grows in small tussocks, often with underground scaly shoots at the base[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use in weaving and thatching.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Africa - Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, DR Congo, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, S. Africa.

Habitat

Grassland, often on shallow soils on stony hill slopes, and on poor sandy soils in savannah and deciduous bushland, at elevations up to 1,800 metres[]. Open forest, grassland and marshy areas in rocky, sandy and clay soils[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Perennial
Height	1.50 m
Pollinators	Wind
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

A plant of the tropics and subtropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,800 metres. It grows in areas where the mean annual rainfall is within the range 500 - 1,500mm[].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The culms are used for thatching and coarse matting[]. They are harvested at the beginning of the dry season, before they have dried out[].

Propagation

Seed -

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