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| Synonyms: |
Eragrostis aethiopica sensu Simon, non Chiov. Eragrostis micrantha auct. non Hack. Poa pilosa L. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Loosely caespitose annual |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | pilosa: pilose, with long soft hairs |
| Habitat: | Widespread in hot, low to medium altitudes, in dambo and floodplain grassland, on river sand banks and alluvium and in black basaltic soil, in mopane woodland on clayey soils and in sandveld; also commonly as a weed of cultivated and disturbed places |
| Altitude range: | 10 - 1700 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World, introduced in the New World |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | W,C,E,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | N,Mc,Lk,S |
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| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Cope, T.A. (1999). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(2) Pages 108 - 109. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 473. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 104. Poilecot, P. (2007). Eragrostis species of Zimbabwe Éditions Quae,Versailles, France Pages 126 - 127. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 137. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 189. |
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