Swaziland's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
Usage Category: Soil Conservation
| Arundo donax * (Giant Reed) | |
| Used for erosion control but difficult to control. A problem plant is S.A. | |
| Brachiaria humidicola (Signal Grass) | |
| Erosion control | |
| Bromus catharticus * (Natal Bromegrass) | |
| Erosion control. | |
| Chloris pycnothrix (Finger Grass) tjanibesiganya, | |
| Erosion control | |
| Cynodon dactylon (Couch Grass) ngwengane, | |
| Erosion control | |
| Dactyloctenium australe (Durban Grass) | |
| Erosion control | |
| Dodonaea viscosa (Common Sand Olive) iheji, liheji, | |
| Sometimes used to consolidate sand and reclaim marshes | |
| Eragrostis capensis (Love Grass) | |
| Erosion control | |
| Eragrostis chapelieri (Love Grass) | |
| Erosion control | |
| Eragrostis cilianensis (Love Grass) | |
| Erosion control | |
| Eragrostis curvula (Weeping Lovegrass) | |
| Erosion control | |
| Eragrostis hierniana (Love Grass) | |
| Erosion control | |
| Eragrostis plana (Ox Grass) | |
| Erosion control | |
| Eragrostis racemosa (Narrow Love Heart Grass) | |
| Erosion control | |
| Eragrostis superba (Sawtooth Love Grass) | |
| Erosion control | |
| Eragrostis tef * (Teff) | |
| Erosion control | |
| Imperata cylindrica (Speargrass) umtsentse, | |
| Erosion control but tends to be invasive. | |
| Melinis repens subsp. repens (Fairy Grass) | |
| Erosion control. Bird's nests. | |
| Paspalum dilatatum * (Dallas Grass) | |
| Erosion control | |
| Paspalum notatum * (Bahia Grass) | |
| Erosion control | |
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