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| Synonyms: |
Aristida scabrivalvis var. contracta de Winter |
| Common names: | Purple three-awn (English) Seloka (Setswana) |
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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 |
| Botswana distribution: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| 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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