Habitats in the Western Desert Electronic Herbarium From our Expeditions

Imperata cylindrica

Family	Gramineae
Synonyms	I. arundinacea, Lagurus cylindricus, Saccharum koenigii
Local name	Halfa, Deil El-Qott
Habitat in Egypt	watersides and irrigated land where it can become a serious weed
Distribution	throughout the tropics, extending to the Mediterranean region, also in South America