Centropodia glauca, also known as ghagras or ikagras[2][3] is a species of grass native to Botswana, Namibia, South Africa (Cape Provinces and Northern Provinces), and Kenya.

[1] The occurrence of this grass is proof of well-preserved sandveld.

The grass is very hardy and can thrive in dry veld.

[4] Because ghagras have few leaves and the stalks are almost always green, it is resistant to fire.

It was first described by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck, and given its current name by Thomas Arthur Cope.