. The grasses and grasslands of South Africa. Botany; Grasses. 65 very xerophytic form. Fig. 8 shows a transverse section of its leaf. Note the excessive amount of sclerenchyma and the thick cuticle. The assimilating tissue which is the portion shown not shaded, is j)acked very full of starch. The buudles are strongly girdered below, but not always above. There are ridges on the upper side, but the leaf remains permanently folded. Obviously this is not a palatable grass, but if eaten it is not without nutritive Fig. 9.—Da^nthonia purpurea Benav. A. Whole plant. B. a single spikelet. C.
. The grasses and grasslands of South Africa. Botany; Grasses. 65 very xerophytic form. Fig. 8 shows a transverse section of its leaf. Note the excessive amount of sclerenchyma and the thick cuticle. The assimilating tissue which is the portion shown not shaded, is j)acked very full of starch. The buudles are strongly girdered below, but not always above. There are ridges on the upper side, but the leaf remains permanently folded. Obviously this is not a palatable grass, but if eaten it is not without nutritive Fig. 9.—Da^nthonia purpurea Benav. A. Whole plant. B. a single spikelet. C. Luwer glume. D. Upper glume. E. Valve, front view. F. Valve, back view. G. Pale. H. Ovary and lodicules. By far the most interesting of all the species of Danthonia is the dwarf D. intrpurea, the Haas Gras or Hare Grass, which has established itself, ousted Anthixtiria, and become com- pletely dominant in the grassveld for miles around Molteno in the Stormberg region near the eastern edge of the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bews, J. W. (John William), 1884-1938. Pietermaritzburg, P. David & Sons, Ltd. , Printers
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