Table 1.

Herbaceous species recorded in Ewa rangeland, Afar, Ethiopia.

Vernacular name (Afar language)	Scientific name	Life Form	Desirability
Durfu	Chrysopogon plumulosus Hochst	Perennial grass	HD
Edoletenkisi	Chloris barbata	Perennial grass	HD
Democracy	Parthenium hysterophorus	Herb/annual	UD
Fi'a	Cyperus esculentus	Perennial sedge	D
Olayito	Aerva javanica (Burm. fil.)	Perennial herb	UD
Aytiadoyta	Tetrapogon tenellus (Roxb) chior	Annual grass	D
Kokadawuto	Amaranthus spinosus L.	Annual herb	UD
Mussa	Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Will	Annual/short-lived perennial grass	HD
Bunkat	Tribulus terrestris	Annual herb	LD
Bang	Xanthium orientale	Annual herb	UD

HD=Highly Desirable; D = Desirable; LD = Least Desirable; UD=Undesirable.