Relative frequency (%)

Species

Desirability

Life form

Uncontrolled grazing site

Grazing exclusion site

Panicum maximum

HD

P

0

3

Themeda triandra (Iqunde)

HD

P

0

13.2

Cymbopogon pospischilii (Isiqungu)

LD

P

3.9

5

Hyperrhenia hirta (Igcelwana)

D

P

2.6

12.6

Aristida congesta (Nokawusana)

LD

P

23.9

1.8

Cynodon dactylon (Uqaqaqa)

HD

P

1.5

1.8

Eragrostis capensis

D

P

7.8

4.6

Eragrostis chloromelas

D

P

23.5

21.7

Eragrostis curvula

D

P

0

4

Eragrostis obtusa

D

P

5.9

1.7

Eragrostis plana (Msuka)

LD

P

7.6

5.1

Heteropogon contortus (Umkhonto)

D

P

1.9

9.2

Microchloa caffra

LD

P

3.9

3

Sporobulus africanus (Injinca)

LD

P

5.9

4

Aristida diffusa (Nokawusana)

LD

P

3.9

0.8

Non-grass plants

UI

UI

7.7

8.5