Caterpillar Grass

Harpochloa falx

Inclusion rationale

Why did we include this species on our website? Because it was mentioned in the following source(s):

• The grass-velds of Johannesburg suburbs: the Houghton Estate
• Conservation value of the Egoli Granite Grassland, an endemic grassland in Gauteng, South Africa
• Field Guide to The Wildflowers of Witwatersrand & Pretoria, including Magaliesberg and Suikerbosrand
• Egoli Granite Grassland species list, with plants recommended for landscaping

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document	Features
The grass-velds of Johannesburg suburbs: the Houghton Estate May 22, 2026, 11:07 p.m.	Grass Egoli Granite Grassland
PlantZAfrica Jan. 1, 2026, 8:33 a.m.	Grass
Conservation value of the Egoli Granite Grassland, an endemic grassland in Gauteng, South Africa May 22, 2026, 11:11 p.m.	Grass Egoli Granite Grassland
Field Guide to The Wildflowers of Witwatersrand & Pretoria, including Magaliesberg and Suikerbosrand May 22, 2026, 11:14 p.m.	Grazers/browsers Semi-shade Sun Grass Perennial Climax species Gauteng Color data
Egoli Granite Grassland species list, with plants recommended for landscaping May 22, 2026, 11:31 p.m.	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Near water Sun Grass Egoli Granite Grassland

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

• (c) wonderwalker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by wonderwalker source
• (c) David Hoare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by David Hoare source
• (c) Sandra Falanga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sandra Falanga source
• (c) Richard Gill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Richard Gill source
• (c) Michelle Griffith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michelle Griffith source
• (c) David Hoare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by David Hoare source
• (c) juddkirkel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) source
• (c) Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Rebelo source
• (c) Nicola van Berkel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Nicola van Berkel source
• (c) thinus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by thinus source
• (c) Karol Cameron, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Karol Cameron source
• (c) wonderwalker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by wonderwalker source