Aristida scabrivalvis Hack.
subsp. contracta (De Winter) Melderis

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Synonyms: Aristida scabrivalvis var. contracta de Winter
Common names: Perssteekgras (Afrikaans) Purple three-awn (English)
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Status: Native
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Habitat: Often on heavy basalt soils in dry open situations in grassland, scrub and “mopane” savanna and along roadsides
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Worldwide distribution: Tanzania, South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe distribution: N,W,E
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Literature:

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 6.

Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 5.

Launert, E. (1971). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(1) Pages 112 - 114.

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.

Roodt, V. (2015). Grasses & Grazers of Botswana and the surrounding savanna Struik Nature, South Africa Pages 46 - 47. (Includes a picture).

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 131.


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aristida scabrivalvis
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aristida scabrivalvis
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Wikipedia: Aristida scabrivalvis


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: Aristida scabrivalvis subsp. contracta.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=104320, retrieved 19 March 2024

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