Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.

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Zimbabwe records: View all records (92)

Records of this taxon from Zimbabwe are shown in the table below. Cases where the taxon is native, naturalised, possibly planted or definitely planted are all listed.

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Record number No of images Record date Recorder(s) Coll. Det. Conf. Herbaria Habitat Location Loc code(s) Outing code Planted code Country QDS Grid ref. FZ Div Alt. (m) Notes Lat Long Loc Acc Code
17267010 Nov 1985MA Hyde
RoadsideCleveland Avenue, Milton Park10Zimbabwe1731C3 TR914290C00
17268021 Jan 1984MA Hyde
Cnr Glenara Avenue / Hillside10Zimbabwe1731C3 TR975274C00
1726905 Feb 1984MA Hyde
Opposite Lanner Avenue1,80Zimbabwe1731C3 TR953345C00
1727005 Dec 1985MA Hyde
Cnr Falmouth Rd/ Churchill Avenue10Zimbabwe1731C3 TR941322C00
1727107 Dec 1985MA Hyde
By hangar. Warren Hills Gliding Club10Zimbabwe1730D4 TR845293C00
17272028 Dec 1985MA Hyde
Cnr Norman Close / Selous Rd, Highlands10Zimbabwe1731C3 C00
1727301 Mar 1986MA Hyde
Dry roadsideKamfinsa Shopping Centre, Arcturus Rd10Zimbabwe1731C3 UR013306C00
17274022 Mar 1986MA Hyde
Top of dam wall, Cleveland Dam1,30Zimbabwe1731C3 UR034265C00
1727503 May 1986MA Hyde
Grassy roadsideWillowvale Rd10Zimbabwe1731C3 TR891228C00
17276010 May 1986MA Hyde
Grassy roadsideBlatherwick Road / Ford Rd10Zimbabwe1731C3 TR975254C00
17277021 Jun 1986MA Hyde
In woodlandGolden Quarry Rd10Zimbabwe1730D4 TR864284C00
17278011 Oct 1986MA Hyde
RoadsideKambanji Drive, Glen Lorne10Zimbabwe1731C1 UR025365C00
17279023 Feb 1991MA Hyde
Game Area, Mukuvisi Woodland1,20Zimbabwe1731C3 TR981266C00
2924305 Dec 2002MA Hyde
By path in woodland on rocky hill slopeGreat Zimbabwe, descending from Acropolis by modern path620Zimbabwe2030B4 S00
1183970 1996RB Drummond
I Mapaure
RB Drummond
I Mapaure
Broadly vlei habitatHarare vlei species in Bowyer-Bower et al. (1996)10Zimbabwe1731C3 (QDS approximate)C0Checklist 70
1187410No dateRB Drummond
Thestor Survey Area1,80Zimbabwe1731C3 C0Checklist 20
20377028 Dec 2007MA Hyde
BT Wursten
In damp areas close to small streamBy rd from Tuli to Hwali River bridge90Zimbabwe2129C3 QF293771S5900
53738128 Dec 2007MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
P Ballings
PB1333
P Ballings
MSM Sosef
BR

On a streambank in dry wooded grasslandAlong road to Tuli90Zimbabwe2129C3 QF293761S6306
95958021 Apr 2018MA Hyde
K van Laeren
T Ndadziira
MA Hyde
Miombo woodland (Brachystegia boehmii and Julbernardia globiflora)Near the Mazowe and Umfurudzi Rivers confluence, near Hippo Pools680Zimbabwe1731B2 N756-17.08051131.8544067
294201 Feb 2005MA Hyde
BT Wursten
Open woodlandRimiti West, by rd from Mutare to Birchenough Bridge0Zimbabwe1932B3 VP522479E7600
11656005 Apr 2022MA Hyde
MA Hyde
Disturbed areas and riverine vegetation by Umfurudzi RiverUmfurudzi Game Park, near the swimming pool and restaurant2300Zimbabwe1731B2 N802-17.09604531.7685267
2372409 Aug 1991MA Hyde
In gorgeUmvumvumvu Gorge470Zimbabwe1932D1 VP617406E8500
2722309 Jan 2010MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
Disturbed groundRobins Camp, Hwange NP50Zimbabwe1825D2 W970-18.62939025.9858200
2694707 Jan 2010MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
Roadside woodlandBy road from Main Camp to Sinamatella, Hwange NP50Zimbabwe1826C2 W990-18.73579026.2782500
27298011 Jan 2010MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
WoodlandRoad from Robins Camp to the Matetsi Safari Area gate, Hwange NP50Zimbabwe1825D2 W990-18.60772025.9445000
14775030 Jan 2000MA Hyde
M Silva-Jones
A MacNaughtan
Old landsMapor Estate, Odzi130Zimbabwe1932A2 VP383915E10200
2606309 Nov 1996MA Hyde
M Silva-Jones
A MacNaughtan
T Ball
Roadside vergeEmpress Mine, Zhombe CL. Kwekwe District0Zimbabwe1829A4 QK575578C10300
2689607 Jan 2010MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
Open grassy area with some shrubsBy road from Main Camp to Sinamatella, Hwange NP50Zimbabwe1826C4 W1040-18.83251026.3594500
121385014 Aug 1994MA Hyde
MA Hyde
Roadside21.9 k along the Nyazura to Dorowa Road0Zimbabwe1832C3 UQ987148C1040-18.85929032.0380806
2663005 Jan 2010MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
Woodland on Kalahari sand Hwange NP, on loop from Main Camp through Dopi Pan50Zimbabwe1826D4 W1050-18.82491026.9307300
27346011 Jan 2010MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
Open woodland with scattered shrubs and small treesBy road from Hwange NP to main Vic Falls / Bulawayo Rd, Matetsi Safari Area0Zimbabwe1825B4 W1060-18.47607025.9042000
2685907 Jan 2010MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
Sandy roadside vergeBy road from Main Camp to Sinamatella, Hwange NP50Zimbabwe1826D3 W1070-18.83289026.7287500
38748010 Jan 2012MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
Roadside woodlandNear dam, Lake Kyle Recreational Park750Zimbabwe2031A3 S1070-20.25991031.0193607
594108 Jan 2006MA Hyde
BT Wursten
Miombo woodlandBy Fern Valley Dam0Zimbabwe1932B1 VP625954E10800
2657104 Jan 2010MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
Disturbed ground near lodges in Acacia erioloba woodlandHwange NP, Main Camp50Zimbabwe1826D2 W1080-18.73023026.9502500
3814907 Jan 2012MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
Disturbed roadsideBy the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park750Zimbabwe2031A1 S1090-20.21873031.0086807
49783021 Mar 2013MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
Edge of woodlandMavhuradonha Wilderness Eco-Lodge1530Zimbabwe1631A3 N1090-16.46576031.0532407
49940023 Mar 2013MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
Miombo woodlandRoad to quarry, near Mavhuradonha Wilderness Eco-Lodge1530Zimbabwe1631A3 N1110-16.45724031.0441907
3840108 Jan 2012MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
In grasslandAmongst piles of stone and walls, near Great Enclosure, Great Zimbabwe620Zimbabwe2030B4 S1120-20.27212030.9334107
9571917 Apr 2018MA Hyde
MA Hyde
Bare sandy soilsOn top of Mazvikadei Dam wall260Zimbabwe1730A2 N1163Tangled mass of heads-17.21879030.3938227
6316017 Jun 2006MA Hyde
Roadside verge139, Gold Dust Township, Mazvikadei260Zimbabwe1730A2 TR235918N11700
9569307 Apr 2018MA Hyde
MA Hyde
WoodlandMazvikadei Dam carpark260Zimbabwe1730A2 N1170-17.21946330.3912927
90770031 Jan 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
C Sharp
BT Wursten
P Ballings
PB2150
MSM Sosef
BR

Next to road in woodland on Kalahari sandChesa Forest Reserve, Umguza District.1960Zimbabwe1928C4 W1245-19.99106028.2586707
729017 Apr 2005MA Hyde
Open woodlandMaringambizi, Mtoroshanga0Zimbabwe1730B1 TR420928N12700
57405016 Feb 2014MA Hyde
Open woodlandCanonkopje Crane and Game Sanctuary0Zimbabwe1730B1 N1270-17.19723030.6083007
20031323 Dec 2007MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
P Ballings
PB1301
MA Hyde
P Ballings
MSM Sosef
BR

In woodlandMaleme Dam, nr main rd, Matobo National Park19,1700Zimbabwe2028D1 PH572272W1290-20.55055028.5076307
27507013 Jan 2010MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
Rocky woodlandKhami Ruins69,810Zimbabwe2028A2 W1300-20.14313028.4230500
29055018 Jan 2009MA Hyde
Open miombo woodlandChriston Bank near entrance to carpark70Zimbabwe1731C1 C1350-17.58977031.0098100
20615031 Dec 2007MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
P Ballings
PB1338
MA Hyde
P Ballings
MSM Sosef
BR

Colonists on dam wallOn (sloping) wall of upper dam, Hillside Dams, Bulawayo22,810Zimbabwe2028B1 PH694659W1400-20.19993028.6209706
295520 Feb 1958OB Miller
OB Miller
5100
SRGH

WoodlandFarm Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B3 W1460 [See note 16]0
54374025 Jan 2014MA Hyde
MA Hyde
At drier margin of vleiMonavale Vlei1,770Zimbabwe1731C3 C1460-17.80780031.0111807
20742020 Apr 2008MA Hyde
Sandy miombo woodlandKutsaga, nr small recreational hut170Zimbabwe1731C3 UR010175C14700
116307022 Feb 2022MA Hyde
D Wakeling
MA Hyde
Open woodland11, Lyndhurst Road, Monavale10Zimbabwe1731C3 C1471-17.80439131.0174996
5965029 Apr 2006MA Hyde
Weedy roadsideOld Mazowe Rd0Zimbabwe1730D2 TR820409C14800
10188701 May 2019MA Hyde
MA Hyde
Bare earth under treesSmall park opposite Gateway School, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3 C1504-17.76885631.0270877
18820028 Apr 2001MA Hyde
Miombo woodlandNear summit of southern kopje, Meyrick Park, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3 TR883306C15200
24529025 May 2009MA Hyde
Open grassy areaSandringham Drive, on corner opposite Shannon Drive 10Zimbabwe1731C3 C1520-17.79460031.0569000
10033606 Mar 2019MA Hyde
MA Hyde
In open grassy areaCorner Hodson and College Roads, New Alexandra Park10Zimbabwe1731C3 C1529-17.78547531.0631317
114481021 Mar 2021MA Hyde
MA Hyde
Grassy open areaOn Common near Celebration Centre10Zimbabwe1731C3 C1529Massive field of this grass-17.78461031.0753847
16171028 Apr 2007MA Hyde
RoadsideBy main Harare - Mutare rd by Ruwa Scout Park340Zimbabwe1731C3 UR115223C15300
100779031 Mar 2019MA Hyde
A Hull
MA Hyde
Open woodland20, Hawkshead Drive, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C1 C1536-17.72402131.1182607
272304 Dec 2004MA Hyde
BT Wursten
Short scrubby vegetationCleveland Dam1,30Zimbabwe1731C3 UR039270C15500
6848014 Aug 2006MA Hyde
On rocks by riverMarowe River, John Galt Village, Nyanga0Zimbabwe1832B3 VQ511722E15600
99656028 Dec 2018MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
MA Hyde
Open sandy areaNear Cleveland Pistol Club10Zimbabwe1731C3 C1580-17.81918731.1665397
1508305 Jan 2007MA Hyde
Dry grassland with small shrubs and suffruticesBy railway line just off the Harare to Mutare Rd, nr Bromley0Zimbabwe1831A2 UQ292968C16000

Total records found: 65



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Records of: Heteropogon contortus.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=109080, retrieved 28 March 2024

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