Learn about Grasses from Our Videos

Derek Keats 146 days ago

Here you can watch all the videos we have created about grasses in the logical order of left to right. Start with the oldest video and follow the sequence to build your understanding of grasses step by step — from what are grasses, origin of the savana, basic identification and ecology, and their role in savanna systems. Toggle to newest first to follow the latest videos as they are posted.

What are grasses?

Evolution of grasses Grasses

Grass structure

Grass flowers and seeds

Origin of the Savanna Biome

Natal Red Top Grass (Melinis repens)

White buffalo grass, Megathyrsus maximus

Spreading Three Awn, Aristida congesta

The herringbone grass, Pogonarthria squarrosa

The Lowveld reed, Phragmites mauritianus

The narrow-leaved turpentine grass, Cymbopogon pospischilii

The plume chloris, Chloris roxberghiana

The Christmas Tree Grass, Sporobolus panicoides

Goose Grass, Eleusine coracana The Goose Grass, Eleusine coracana, also known as the finger

The stinking grass, Bothriochloa radicans

The pinhole grass, Bothriochloa insculpta

The saw-tooth love grass, Eragrostis superba

Sticky love-grass, Eragrostis viscosa