Fingerhuthia africana
- Families: Poaceae Chloridoideae Eragrostideae
- English name: Thimble grass
- Plant ID : 4118
- Author : Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (1776-1858) ex Johann Georg Christian Lehmann (1792-1860)
- Zone : South Africa
- Biological type : grass
- Adult size (h x w) : 3,28f x 1,64f
- Sun exposure : part sun
- Evergreen : semi-evergreen
- Growth : fast
- Hardiness : 19,4°F
- Leaf color : dark green
- Flower color : brown
- Formerly of wild origin : yes
- Native : no
- In danger : no
- Edible : no
- Precipitation : 500mm-900mm
- FrostResistance >-5°C : yes
- Gravelly soil : very much
- Sandy soil : very much
- Limestone soil : very much