Andropogon eucomus Nees
subsp. eucomus

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Andropogon eucomus subsp. eucomus

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Haka game reserve

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Synonyms:
Common names: Snowflake grass (English)
Frequency: Frequent
Status: Native
Description:
Perennial tufted grass, up to 90 cm. It may be confused with subsp. huillensis but it is much smaller and the pedicelled spikelets are either totally surpressed or vestigial. The inflorescences appear more plumose.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: In vleis, seepage areas, wet roadsides and along river banks.
Altitude range: (metres) Up to 1610 m
Flowering time:Nov - May
Worldwide distribution: DRC and East Africa south to Angola and South Africa; also Madagascar
Zimbabwe distribution: N,W,C,E,S
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Images last updated: Sunday 3 September 2006
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 338. as Andropogon eucomus

Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 4. As Andropogon eucomus

Cope, T.A. (2002). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(4) Pages 61 - 62.

Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 457. as Andropogon eucomus (Includes a picture).

Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 28. As Andropogon eucomus

Klaassen Esmerialda, E.S. & Craven P. (2003). Checklist of grasses in Namibia SABONET Report No. 20 Page 8. as Andropogon eucomus

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 99.

Roodt, V. (2015). Grasses & Grazers of Botswana and the surrounding savanna Struik Nature, South Africa Pages 30 - 31. (Includes a picture).

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 129.

Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 186.

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 85.


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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: Andropogon eucomus subsp. eucomus.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=108530, retrieved 13 December 2024

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