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Eragrostis congesta
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Vumba main rd, by Chinyakwaremba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Vumba main rd, by Chinyakwaremba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Vumba main rd, by Chinyakwaremba
Photo: Mark Hyde
Rydal Court, Ruwa
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| Synonyms: |
Eragrostis eichingeri Pilg |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Unbranched perennial tufted grass, without stolons or rhizomes up to c. 1 m tall. Inflorescence a panicle of 2-8 ovoid to spherical, dense clusters of spikelets, separate along the central axis. Spikelets 3-10 mm long, narrowly oblong, laterally compressed, grey-green flushed with purple. |
| Notes: | In Zimbabwe, this is essentially a species of the E Hghlands, but it is spreading, in a weedy manner, along the main Harare / Mutare Rd, as far west as Ruwa. Surprisingly not recorded for Mozambique. |
| Derivation of specific name: | congesta: congested (refers to a tight inflorescence) |
| Habitat: | In wooded grassland, miombo woodland, vlei margins and roadsides, often in sandy soils and disturbed areas. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 750 - 1650 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 1 March 2009 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 345. Cope, T.A. (1999). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(2) Pages 121 - 122. (Includes a picture). Poilecot, P. (2007). Eragrostis species of Zimbabwe Éditions Quae,Versailles, France Pages 152 - 153. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Eragrostis congestaAfrican Plant Database: Eragrostis congesta
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Eragrostis congesta
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Eragrostis congesta
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Eragrostis congesta
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Eragrostis congesta
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Eragrostis congesta
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Eragrostis congesta
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Eragrostis congesta
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Eragrostis congesta
Ispot Southern Africa: Eragrostis congesta
JSTOR Plant Science: Eragrostis congesta
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Eragrostis congesta
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Eragrostis congesta
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Eragrostis congesta
The Plant List (version 1.1): Eragrostis congesta
Tropicos: Eragrostis congesta
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