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Urochloa mosambicensis
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, office area
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, office area
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, office area
Photo: Petra Ballings
Shashe Wilderness Camp, Tuli
Photo: Petra Ballings
Shashe Wilderness Camp, Tuli
Photo: Petra Ballings
Shashe Wilderness Camp, Tuli
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| Synonyms: |
Urochloa pullulans Stapf Urochloa rhodesiensis Stent |
| Common names: | Bushveld signal grass (English) Common signal grass (English) Mbawani (Shona) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial tufted grass. Inflorescence of 3-20 racemes, up to 14 cm, each bearing a row of single spikelets along a narrowly winged rhachis. Spikelets 2.5-5.5 mm, ovate. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | mosambicensis: of Mozambique |
| Habitat: | In savanna woodland and wooded grassland, often spreading by stolons through disturbed areas. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1600 m |
| Flowering time: | Oct - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | From East Africa (Uganda and Kenya) southwards to South Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 11 November 2013 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C., Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 36. Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Pages 81 - 82. Isaiah, A.M. & Komi, T. (2015). Grasses in the Botswana National Botanic Garden South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria Page 34. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 147. |
Other sources of information about Urochloa mosambicensis:
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Flora of Botswana: Urochloa mosambicensisFlora of Mozambique: Urochloa mosambicensis
Flora of Zambia: Urochloa mosambicensis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Urochloa mosambicensisAfrican Plant Database: Urochloa mosambicensis
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Urochloa mosambicensis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Urochloa mosambicensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Urochloa mosambicensis
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Urochloa mosambicensis
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Urochloa mosambicensis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Urochloa mosambicensis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Urochloa mosambicensis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Urochloa mosambicensis
Ispot Southern Africa: Urochloa mosambicensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Urochloa mosambicensis
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Urochloa mosambicensis
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Urochloa mosambicensis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Urochloa mosambicensis
The Plant List (version 1.1): Urochloa mosambicensis
Tropicos: Urochloa mosambicensis
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