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| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
can be distinguished from the weedy A. fatua by not having the rhachilla disarticulating between the florets. Moreover the lemma is glabrous in A. sativa. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | sativa: cultivated, not wild |
| Habitat: | Commonly found in arable land, waste places, gardens, along roads, and sometimes forest clearings |
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| Worldwide distribution: | cultivated species |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 65. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 100. |
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