Records determined by Klaassen

1 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, rhizomatous, 1 m high grass. Leaves coarse to the touch, ovate, tapering to a fine point, curling when dry. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal raceme, straw coloured. Occasional, in full sun, on termite mound.

1 m high; grass; Notes: Annual, 1 m high grass. Nodes red coloured. Leaves with midrib red coloured, margin finely serrate. Inflorescence a terminal raceme with hairs at the point of attachment of raceme branches. Uncommon, in moist clay, in full sun.

80 cm high; sedge; Notes: Bulbous, 80 cm high sedge. Culms triangular. Inflorescence terminal, subtended by three leafy bracts, branched. Common, in sandy soil in full sun.

80 cm high; grass; Notes: Prostrate, 80 cm high grass. Leaves ovate, margin serrate, base cordate. Ligule a fringed membrane. Inflorescence a terminal, digitate raceme. Spikelet secund. Converging point of inflorescence branches hairy. Uncommon.

Erect perennial.

Graminoid; Notes: Marsh; locally common. Culms erect. Altitude: about 3000 feet.

Graminoid; Notes: Loamy sands in an area dominated by Acacia erioloba with a well developed understory of shrubs and grasses. Grass. Annual. Up to 30 cm high. Very common in disturbed areas along the road. Most of the plants were dry and finished flowering. Few plants still green.

80 cm high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 80 cm high grass. Leaves linear, blue-green. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a spike. Awns dark brown to black, twisted. Occasional, in gravel, in full sun along roadverge.

grass; Notes: Tufted grass. Leaves folded in the middle. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal spike. Spikelet awns black, twisted. Occasional.

990 cm high; grass; Notes: Tufted, yellow-green, 90 cm high grass. Dried leaves red tinged. Inflorescence terminal. Spikelet awns twisted. Occasional, in full sun, in gravel along roadside.

1 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 1 m high, rhizomatous grass. Leaves folded in middle, ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal spike. Spikelet awns brown, twisted. Common.

Graminoid; Notes: Erect culms, 6 - 12 inches. Locally abundant in Mopane woodland 9 miles north of Ngoma.

fern; Notes: Substrate: soil and boulders. Soil: alluvial, sand/silt and humus. Exposure; shade. Lithology: (soil) and quartzite. Slope: steep. On lower vertical bank of old canal. Plant features: Fronds up to 110 cm tall. Occasional.

Graminoid; Notes: In sandy soil on verge of main road into the research station. Leached Kalahari sands, pale grey. Area dominated by Baikiaea plurijuga with a dense understory of shrubs. Grass layer sparse. Grass up to 50 cm high. Common in shade.

90 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 90 cm high grass. Leaves ovate, base cordate, clasping stem, purple tinged, margin serrate. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Spikelet bristles purple tinged. Common, in sandy soil, in full sun.

Graminoid; Notes: In sandy soil on verge of main road into the research station. Leached Kalahari sands, pale grey. Area dominated by Baikiaea plurijuga with a dense understory of shrubs. Grass layer sparse. Grass. Up to 30 cm high. Common.

90 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 90 cm high grass. Leaves ovate, margin ciliate. Ligule a membrane. Inflorescence a terminal spike, awns purple, soft. Occasional, in full sun, in sandy soil.

Notes: Erect, tufted, annual grass, up to 1 m when in flower. Culms erect to slightly geniculate, yellow-green but conspicuously purple-tinted at nodes, glabrous, slender. Leaf blade bright green, gradually tapering over a length of 12 - 20 cm, soft and tender, glabrous, normally expanded, rounded basally at collar. Ligule a band of dense, white, silky hairs, 1 mm high. Leaf sheath 6 cm long, glabrous, tightly clasping around culm. Inflorescence a compact spike, 40 - 70 mm long and 5 mm wide, borne on very slender erect, glabrous peduncle, up to 50 cm long. Spikelets densely arranged, ellipsoid, 2 mm long, without awn, but interspersed by long, stiff hairs, yellow-green but rapidly discolouring to dark purple; glumes pale green to pale pink-tinted.

Graminoid. Erect culms.

Graminoid. Erect culms, 4 - 5 feet.

grass; Notes: Tufted, 2 m high grass. Ligule a fringed membrane. Leaf margin serrate. Inflorescence clustered. Common.

1 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 1 m high grass. Culms red tinged. Young growth softly pubescent. Ligule a membrane. Spikelets red-brown coloured when mature. Common, in damp clay soil of omuramba in full sun.

15 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 15 cm high grass. Leaves ovate, base cordate, margin ciliate. Inflorescence a terminal spike. Spikelets covered with soft, hooked spines. Common, next to field, in moist sandy soil.

40 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 40 cm high grass. Leaves ovate, base cordate, margin cilliate. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Spikelets covered with soft hooked spines. Common, in sandy soil, in full sun.