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Tragus berteronianus
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Rimiti West, by Mutare to Birchenough Br. rd
Photo: Bart Wursten
Rimiti West, by Mutare to Birchenough Br. rd
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Carrot seed grass (English) Nama (Shona) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect or ascending annual grass, up to 45 cm. Leaves short, broad and wavy with spaced hairs along the margin. Inflorescence a long, dense spike. Spikelets covered in barbed hairs, which easily stick to clothing and fur. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | berteronianus: in honor of Carlo Luigi Guiseppe Bertero (1789-1831), Italian botanist, naval physician, pharmacist and traveller |
| Habitat: | In disturbed areas, on roadsides and on bare or overgrazed soil. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1490 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | Africa, Arabia, Afghanistan and China; also tropics and subtropics of New World |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | A |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 9 September 2006 |
| Literature: |
Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 97. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Mozambique: Tragus berteronianusAfrican Plant Database: Tragus berteronianus
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Tragus berteronianus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Tragus berteronianus
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Tragus berteronianus
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Tragus berteronianus
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Tragus berteronianus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tragus berteronianus
JSTOR Plant Science: Tragus berteronianus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Tragus berteronianus
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Tragus berteronianus
Tropicos: Tragus berteronianus
West African Plants database: Tragus berteronianus
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