Hygrophila abyssinica (Hochst. ex Nees) T.Anderson

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Zimbabwe records: View all records (13)

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 divisions Alt. (m) Notes Lat Long Loc Acc Code
19074326 Aug 2005BT Wursten
P Ballings
In wet shallow soils overlying rock in sprayzone of waterfall. Victoria Falls, near Danger Point240Zimbabwe1725D4 W887-17.92587025.8563106
126346016 Oct 2002 Unknown
Unknown
2
SRGH

See the Notes field.On the southward direction of the lake, National Botanic Garden, Harare.1,210Zimbabwe1731C3 C0Soil: clay, Substrate: soil. Moisture regime: seasonally water-logged. Vegetation: desert. Biotic effect: garden. Exposure: dappled shade. Occurrence: common.
A plant forming a mat along the margins of the lake growing together with Phragmites. Most of the individuals are found out of the water, but some aquatic forms exist submerged in water. Flower parts are predominantly pink, but some have petals that are white or purple.
0
126344010 Oct 1945H Wild
H Wild
218
KB Vollesen
SRGH

In vleiCleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3 C0Procumbent herb, blue flowers. Flowers regular.0

Total records found: 3



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Records of: Hygrophila abyssinica.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=153080, retrieved 5 December 2025

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