Records determined by Fish

Common; in Kalahari woodland; on deep Kalahari sands; roots aromatic; blades light green; internodes yellow; inflorescence brown with green tints.

Common to dominant grass in Julbernardia/Brachystegia woodland on deep, light brown sands.

Approx. 1 m tall; stems creamy yellow; leaves dark green; inflorescence yellow; stigmas purplish brown.

Herb, 1.0 m, erect. Glumes pale green at base, turning darker green. Awns tipped with red-brown. Occasional.

Frequent; grass, in full sun; shorter in pure sand; lower stems red-purple; red-purple at nodes; bracts light yellow-green, glumes with light purple tinge.

Occasional, in constantly wet area in mist of falls; plants pale green to yellow; bracts light green to red.

Frequent at edge of dry dambo; upper surface of peduncle and inflorescence bracts deep purple-red.

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

Ca. 45 cm tall, in woodland; leaves dark green, form a sheath at the base, with small greyish-white hairs; roots woody, white; inflorescence light cream; common.

Lower stems, nodes and lower sheath parts red-pink; bracts dry brown.

Anthers purple-blue.

Annual, abundant in mud flat; stem light yellow-green; outer floret bracts striped in deep red.

Frequent; at edge of pan; stems pale green at base; ligules bristly light brown; upper stems reddish; bracts light brown; awns dark brown-black at seed, light tan distally.

Common; on Kalahari sands plain; to 1 m; internodes bluish green; sheath and blade dull green apearing purplish at the tips of blades; inflorescence cream-brown.

Occasional; in Kalahari woodland; in clumps; internodes yellow, nodes deep yellow; sheaths deep green; ligule orange; blade dull green; inflorescence orange to light green, with brown glume.

Perennial grass, common in shady sandy area near river; red awns, green at base. Red stigmas.

Occasional; at edge of dambo; stem and sheath reddish; bract reddish; stigma red.

Common in shady understory. Stems green. Blade shiny, light green with white hairs on margins. Fruits green, hairs white.

20 m tall; stems light green at the top, yellowish green at the base; leaves papery light green; flowers yellowish green.

Grass, erect, 25 cm, in rocks. Stems light green, smooth and hard with a brown tint towards base. Inflorescence light green.

Herb; 60 cm, erect. Leaves soft, thin. Infructescence pale green, spreading. Young fruits with downy white hairs.

Common in forest understory. Internodes green to brown. Blades green. Sheath hairy. Inflorescence brownish green.

Occasional, to 1 m; lower inflorescence bracts purple, others green.

Very rare; in dambo; annual in behavior; small, white flowers.

Herb; 60 cm, erect. Leaves grey-green to purplish. Awns eggplant purple, stiff. Common in open areas.

Annual, 30 cm, along roadside. Stems light green with reddish-brown tint; leaves dark green glabrous; inflorescence yellowish-green.

Annual; in standing water; rooting at nodes; outer inflorescence bracts dull green with purple markings; inner light green.

Frequent; along paths; to 0.75 m tall, bracts light green with fine, longitudinal stripes; glumes light green.

Occasional; near termite mounds; in woodland.

Occasional grass in Brachystegia woodland.

Occasional, in sunny patches; stems all green, bracts light green; glumes light brown.

Upright grass; in grassland; stem hard, red; leaves green, thin, long, ensheathed; roots fibrous; fruits small, hard; green seeds, clustered at top of plant.

Common short meadow grass.

Widespread; and dominant; to 1.5 m; outer inflorescence bracts with black spots; awns dark brown and twisted.

Occasional; to 2.25 m; among rocks in drier woodland areas; stems waxy white at nodes; stems deep red, especially at nodes; glumes red at base, green at upper edge; awn brown; anthers bright yellow, turning orange.

Widespread; in drier areas near edge of pan; internodes bright red; light yellow, scarious leaf bases; ligule white, bristly; bracts light green; awns grey-brown.

Herb; 1.0 m, erect. Awns brown at base, golden at tips. Fruiting bracts with long, white, soft hairs. Near disturbed termite mound, among rocks.

Rare, on muddy pans on banks of gorge. Internodes brown. Blade green with white hairs on the margins. Flowers pink, fading to green.

Herb; 80 cm, erect. Awns red-purple at base turning to pale tan at tip. Uncommon in rocky, protected areas.