Records made by Bartsch

Shrub; Notes: Low shrub, up to 1 m high. Flowers in a dense, elongated spike, cream, sweetly scented. Leaves compound, paripinnate, many pairs of leaflets, leaflets very fine, lamina long. Stems with black paired hooks, shoots pubescent, old stems dark brown, woody. Mixed woodland-shrubland. White sand. Common.

Tree; Notes: Tree, up to 10 m high. Leaves compound, paripinnate, 3 - 4 pairs of leaflets, leaflets small, dull green, oblong, rachis sparsely pubescent. Trunk rough, bark dark grey, longitudinally fissured, stems armed with thick straight thorns, thorns paired, tapering into a sharp tip. Pods large, half-moon shaped, grey, velvety, flat. Mixed woodland and shrubland. Frequent.

30 cm high; Herb; Notes: Annual herb, 30 cm high. Leaves elongated ovate, base cordate, margins finely serrate. Flowers tiny, pale yellow, in a dense long spike, immature inflorescence with many red threads. Stems erect, herbaceous, covered with long erect hairs. Stipules filiform. Growing in partial shade under tree. Common.

20 cm high; Herb; Notes: Annual herb, 20 cm high. Flowers asymmetric, bilabiate, white, clustered in balls, calyx not spiny. Leaves opposite, lanceolate, margins lobed. Stems sparsely branched, square, tender, hairy, hairs pointing upwards. Growing in shade under large camelthorn. Frequent but localized.

60 cm high; grass; Notes: Tufted, annual, 60 cm high grass. Leaves linear, course to touch. Ligule a fringed membrane. Inflorescence a terminal, contracted panicle. Occasional.

80 cm high; grass; Notes: Tufted, annual, 80 cm high grass. Leaves linear, basal. Ligule a fringed membrane. Inflorescence a terminal, contracted panicle. Occasional, in full sun, in gravel along road verge.

50 cm high; grass; Notes: Tufted, annual, 50 cm high grass. Ligule a fringed membrane, Inflorescence a terminal, contracted panicle. Spikelets straw coloured when mature. Occasional.

1 m high; grass; Notes: Annual, 1 m high, blue-green grass. Ligule a fringed membrane with a tuft of woolly hairs. Inflorescence a terminal, contracted panicle. Culms branched. Common, in full sun, in sandy soil.

1.2 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, rhizomatous, 1.2 m high grass. Leaf auricles tufted hairy. Leaves inrolled, ligule a membrane. Inflorescence a terminal, contracted panicle, awns three. Common, in full sun, in moist clay soil of omuramba.

Single-stemmed suffrutex. Main stem hairy, green, much branched, with a small hook at each node, lateral shoots perpendicular to stem, unarmed. Leaves needle-like, in dense fascicles on lateral shoots, fairly short, green. Flowers and fruit absent. Filed at WIND as Asparagus cooperi

Suffrutex with a tendency to climb in other shrubs and trees. Main stems light to dark brown, smooth, with a large hook at each node, much branched, lateral stems many, armed. Leaves needle-like, long, in fascicles of 3-5 on the lateral shoots, fascicles far apart. Flowers and fruit absent.

Woody climber. Main stem with large hooks, glabrous, light grey, twining in trees and shrubs. Leaves linear, needle-like, very long, in fascicles.

Suffrutex. Stems branched, semi-erect, silvery grey. Bark smooth, armed with prominent straight thorns, lateral branches flexible, drooping, green. Leaves linear, needle-like, in fascicles on long thin branchlets. Flowers and fruit absent.

Annual herb, 0.30 m high. Leaves opposite, elliptic. Flowers funnel-shaped, white with purple markings, single, in terminal leaf axils. Stems round, erect.

Annual herb. Flowers trumpet shaped, white with purple markings. Leaves opposite, thinly textured, dark green.

Tree; Notes: Tree, 5 - 8 m high, in flower. Flowers in terminal racemes, bright purple fading to pale purple, anthers yellow, filaments pink, buds velvety brown. Leaves compound, alternate, paripinnate, leaflets large, oval, dark green above, shortly pubescent below, margins entire. Trunk light grey, bark smooth. Frequent.

Shrub; Notes: Tall shrubs, up to 3 m high. Flowers white with a yellow spot at the base, in pairs or 3's in the leaf axils, sweetly scented, sepals red. Branches drooping, brown, woody. Leaves alternate, obovate, softly pubescent, mucronate. Frequent.

Shrub; Notes: Shrubs, 60 - 100 cm high. Flowers white with a yellow base, sweetly scented. Leaves alternate, obovate, softly pubescent, undulating, apex mucronate. Stems round. White loamy sand. Common.

Shrub; Notes: Shrub up to 2 m tall, in flower. Flowers white with a yellow base, sweetly scented, in the terminal leaf axils, sepals red. Branches drooping. Leaves alternate, obovate, softly pubescent, mucronate, undulating. White sand. Frequent.

15 cm high; Dwarf shrub; Notes: Dwarf shrub, 15 cm high. Flowers trumpet shaped, pastel purple, enclosed at the base by two large bracts. Leaves opposite, elliptic. Stems square, short. On limestone gravel, cleared area. Rare.

Shrub; Notes: Shrub, up to 1 m high. Flowers large, showy, white, petals frilly. Leaves bilobed, fused at the base, velvety. Stems round, light grey. White sandy soil. Common.

grass; Notes: Tufted, 90 cm high, stoloniferous grass. Leaf basis hairy, ligule a fringed membrane. Nodes covered by soft hairs. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Spikelets secund. Occasional, in full sun, in sandy soil.

80 cm high; grass; Notes: Rhizomatous, 80 cm high, yellow-green, softly pubescent grass. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Spikelets secund, hairy. Occasional.

grass; Notes: Tufted, perennial, softly pubescent grass. Cataphylls hairy. Leaves ovate, tapering to a fine point. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Spikelets secund, hairy. Occasional, in full sun, in sandy soil of moist depression.

grass; Notes: Tufted, softly pubescent grass. Leaves lanceolate. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Spikelets secund, straw coloured when mature. Common, in sandy soil, in full sun.

80 cm high; grass; Notes: Perennial, softly pubescent, 90 cm high grass. Leaves lanceolate. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Spikelets secund, softly pubescent. Occasional, in full sun in sandy soil.

1 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, pubescent, rhizomatous perennial, 1 m high grass. Cataphylls hairy. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Spikelets secund, hairy. Occasional.

40 cm high; Geophyte; Notes: Geophyte, 40 cm high. Leaves many, erect, linear, flattened off, up to 40 cm long, smooth, dark green, channelled. Inflorescence a dense spike-like raceme. Flowers yellow, star shaped, filaments pubescent. Fruit small round brown capsules. Roots many, fine. Plants growing in dense clusters of 4 - 5 on white loamy sand. In afternoon shade under shrub.

15 cm high; sedge; Notes: Annual, 15 cm high sedge. Leaves linear, basal. Inflorescence terminal, spikelets red-brown in colour. Common.

60 cm high; sedge; Notes: Rhizomatous, 60 cm high sedge. Leaves linear. Culms triangular. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Glume light brown. Common, in sandy soil, in full sun.

40 cm high; sedge; Notes: Annual, 40 cm high sedge. Leaves linear. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Spikelets red-brown in colour. Common, in sandy soil of firebreak, in full sun.

Shrub; Tree; Notes: Shrubs, occasionally also trees. Leaves compound, yellowish below, dull green above, leaflets ovate, asymmetric. Shoots and axillary buds covered with a rusty brown velvet. Stems light brown. White sand. Mixed shrubland and woodland. Common.

Tree; Notes: Tree, 8 - 15 m high. Leaves compound, yellowish below, dull green above, leaflets ovate, asymmetric. Shoots and axillary buds covered with rusty brown velvety hairs. Stems light brown. Pods in terminal clusters, light lime green, ovoid, flat, single-seeded. White sand. Common.

1 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, rhizomatous, 1 m high grass. Leaves coarse to the touch, ovate, tapering to a fine point, curling when dry. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal raceme, straw coloured. Occasional, in full sun, on termite mound.

60 cm high; Herb; Notes: Annual herb, 60 cm high. Stems erect, mostly unbranched, square, hairy. Leaves lanceolate, base lobed, venation below reticulate, with a large brown gland in each leaf axil. Flowers fairly small, tubular, maroon outside, inside pale pink with maroon venation. Plant has a pungent smell. White sandy loam. Occasional.

1 m high; grass; Notes: Annual, 1 m high grass. Nodes red coloured. Leaves with midrib red coloured, margin finely serrate. Inflorescence a terminal raceme with hairs at the point of attachment of raceme branches. Uncommon, in moist clay, in full sun.

Geophyte; Notes: Geophyte. Leaves few, well developed, in a basal rosette, erect, lanceolate, lamina fairly broad, margins wavy and ciliate. Inflorescence a dense spike. Flowers small, star-shaped, white, arranged along the entire peduncle, almost up to the base, tepals reflexed, stamens exserted. Roots many, fine. In Omuramba. Rare.

Creeper; Notes: Annual creeper. Leaves alternate, cordate, felty, apex rounded or notched, mucronate. Stems trailing, many radiating from the centre, mostly unbranched, brown. Fruit small fleshy berries, red, round, sessile, in terminal leaf axils. Uncommon. On road verge.

Climber; Notes: Climber, growing in fence. Leaves small, cordate, velvety, light green below, dark green above, apex pointed. Stems flexuous, twining around fence, pubescent, light green to brown. Flowers tiny, in terminal panicles, yellowish-green, hairy on the outside. Black clay. Rare.

Herb; Notes: Annual herb, 40 - 60 cm high. Flowers pastel purple with dark purple stripes, in terminal racemes. Leaves alternate, palmate, with 5 - 7 leaflets, leaflets linear, long. Stems erect, green, glandular, round, mostly unbranched. Whole plant sticky glandular, with a pungent smell. Frequent on roadverge.

8 m high; Tree; Notes: Many-stemmed tree, 8 m high. Trunk grey, bark finely fissured. Leaves bifoliolate, green, tough. Flowers small, pale yellow, in terminal racemes, sepals pale lime green. Common in Omuramba. Thick bush.

Shrub; Notes: Large shrub, up to 3 m high. Fruit 4-winged, apple-shaped in outline, rusty brown. Leaves small, opposite, obovate, hairy, apex mucronate. Stems grey. Scattered, but restricted to Omuramba.

Shrub; Notes: Tall shrub, up to 3 m high. Leaves small, obovate with a notched or mucronate apex, velvety. Fruit 4-winged pods, apple-shaped in outline, coppery. Stems brown, bark peeling in long threads. Frequent in Omuramba. Thick bush.

25 cm high; Herb; Notes: Herb, 25 cm high. Flowers yellow, petals spatulate, 2-lobed, subtended by a falcate bract. Bract slit open to base, margins covered with erect hairs. Leaves alternate, lanceolate, softly pubescent, ochna hairy, densely appressed to stem. White sand. Scattered under trees in shade.

25 cm high; Herb; Notes: Annual herb, 25 cm high. Flowers small, blue, spathe valves fused at the base, bracts sparsely covered with bristly hairs. Leaves elliptic, scabrid, tapering into a long narrow cylinder at the base, ochna with red bristles along the margins. Stems erect, hairy, green. White sand. Under trees in shade.

Herb; Notes: Small annual herb, 5 - 10 cm high. Stems mostly unbranched, erect, herbaceous, light green, sparsely pubescent. Leaves linear, lamina long and narrow. Stipules very long and narrow, reddish. Flowers small, yellow, sessile, in pairs in the terminal leaf axils. Pods long, linear, narrow, split into 3 horns at the apex. Common but localized.

Climber; Herb; Notes: Climbing herb. Stems thin, brown, with milky latex, occasionally climbing. Leaves opposite, elliptic, dark green with yellowish venation, apex pointed. Fruit a horned pod, in pairs. Occasional. In woodlands under trees in partial shade. White sand.

Herb; Notes: Herb, 20 - 35 cm high. Leaves opposite, elliptic, dark green, veins yellowish, apex pointed. Stems thin, dark brown, sometimes twining, with milky latex. Fruit immature, long, cylindrical. White sand. Common.

1.2 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 1.2 m high, yellow-green grass. Leaves ovate. Ligule a membrane. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Spikelets clustered. Occasional.

grass; Notes: Tufted, 2 m high grass. Leaves blue-green in colour. Ligule a fringed membrane, base cordate. Inflorescence terminal, spikelets clustered. Common, in sandy soil, in full sun in moist depression.

grass; Notes: Tufted, 1 m high grass. Ligule a membrane. Leaf base cordate. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Common, in full sun, in sandy soil.

grass; Notes: Tufted grass. Leaves linear, blue-green. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescencea spike. Spikelet awns twisted, black.

grass; Notes: Tall tufted, 2 m high, yellow-green grass. Leaves ovate. Ligule a membrane. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Spikelets clustered. Occasional.

2 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 2 m high grass, blue-green in colour. Leaves ovate, tapering to a fine point, leaf base cordate. Ligule a membrane. Common, in damp clay soil of omuramba, in full sun.

20 cm high; grass; Notes: Stoloniferous, 20 cm high grass. Leaves ovate. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal, digitate raceme. Common, in moist sandy soil of vlei, in full sun.

grass; Notes: Stoloniferous, matforming, 50 cm high grass. Leaves ovate. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal, digitate raceme. Common.

50 cm high; grass; Notes: Stoloniferous, 50 cm high grass. Inflorescence a terminal, digitate raceme. Common.

40 cm high; grass; Notes: Matforming, ascendent, 40 cm high grass. Leaves ovate to linear, ligule a fringe of hairs, a tuft of hair at auricle. Inflorescence a terminal, digitate raceme. Common, in full sun, in moist sandy soil of omuramba.

60 cm high; sedge; Notes: 60 cm high sedge. Culms triangular. Leaves curl when dry. Inflorescence terminal, subtended by leafy bracts. Inflorescence globular clusters. Uncommon, in sandy soil of firebreak, in full sun.

80 cm high; sedge; Notes: Bulbous, 80 cm high sedge. Culms triangular. Inflorescence terminal, subtended by three leafy bracts, branched. Common, in sandy soil in full sun.

50 cm high; sedge; Notes: Bulbous, 50 cm high sedge. Basal part red-brown. Culm triangular. Inflorescence subtended by 3 leafy bracts. Spikelets white, clustered. Occasional, in full sun, in sandy soil of omuramba.

sedge; Notes: Tufted, annual, bulbous based sedge. Leaves mainly basal. Culms triangular. Inflorescence terminal, subtended by three leafy bracts. Spikelets clustered, white. Occasional, in full sun, in sandy soil.

70 cm high; sedge; Notes: Bulbous based, annual, 50 cm high sedge. Leaves basal, linear. Culms triangular. Inflorescence terminal, subtended by 3 leafy bracts. Spikelets white, clustered. Occasional, in sandy soil, in shade of tree.

70 cm high; sedge; Notes: 70 cm high sedge. Leaves basal, lanceolate. Culms striate, triangular. Heads terminal, subtended by three leafy bracts, clustered, white. Occasional, in full sun, in sandy soil.

60 cm high; sedge; Notes: Rhizomatous, 60 cm high sedge. Culms triangular. Inflorescence terminal, subtended by three unequal leafy bracts. Spikelets terminal, clustered, white. Bulb scales red-brown. Occasional, in sandy soil in full sun.

90 cm high; sedge; Notes: Bulbous, 90 cm high sedge. Stems triangular. Bulb scales light brown. Inflorescence subtended by 3 leafy bracts. Spikelets clustered, white. Uncommon, in sandy soil of firebreak, in full sun.

60 cm high; sedge; Notes: Bulbous based, 60 cm high sedge. Leaves linear, mainly basal. Culm triangular. Inflorescence terminal, subtended by 3 leafy bracts. Spikelets clustered, white. Occasional, in full sun, in moist sandy soil.

70 cm high; sedge; Notes: 70 cm high sedge. Leaves linear. Culms triangular. Inflorescence a terminal, open raceme, subtended by leafy bracts, Occasional, in sandy soil, in shade of tree.

sedge; Notes: 90 cm high sedge. Culms triangular. Inflorescence subtended by leafy bracts, raceme spread. Uncommon, in sandy soil of firebreak, in full sun.

Annual climber, growing in partial shade under tree. Stems maroon, round, climbing in Piliostigma tree. Leaves palmate, leaflets 5, petiole short, with leaf opposed tendrils. Fruit grape-like, fleshy, ovoid, green. Flowers small, pale yellow.

80 cm high; grass; Notes: Prostrate, 80 cm high grass. Leaves ovate, margin serrate, base cordate. Ligule a fringed membrane. Inflorescence a terminal, digitate raceme. Spikelet secund. Converging point of inflorescence branches hairy. Uncommon.

70 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 70 cm high grass. Culm nodes purple coloured. Ligule a membrane. Inflorescence a soft, digitate raceme. Occasional, in sandy soil, in full sun.

90 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 90 cm high grass. Culms geniculate. Ligule a fringed membrane. Inflorescence a terminal, digitate raceme, junction of raceme branches hairy. Occasional.

Herb; Notes: Annual, prostrate herb. Stems yellow-brown in colour. Leaves ovate, grey tomentose, margin serrate. Heads axillary. Involucral bracts spinous, recurved. Uncommon.

50 cm high; Herb; Notes: Herb, 50 cm high. Stems a yellow-green appearance. Leaves ovate, margin finely serrate, yellow coloured. Head axillary. Involucral bracts spinous, recurved. Uncommon, in sandy soil, in full sun.

Herb; Notes: Annual herb. Stems white tomentose, upright. Leaves ovate, tapering into a petiole, under surface grey tomentose, upper surface light green, margin serrate. Uncommon, in clay, in full sun.

1 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 1 m high grass. Ligule a membrane, delicate. Inflorescence a terminal, digitate raceme. Common.

grass; Notes: Tufted, rhizomatous grass. Basal parts pubescent. Ligule a membrane. Inflorescence a terminal, digitate raceme. Occasional.

grass; Notes: Tufted, 2 m high grass, yellow green in colour. Ligule a membrane. Inflorescence a terminal, digitate raceme. Occasional, in moist sandy soil of omuramba, in full sun.

1.2 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 1.2 m high grass. Leaves ovate, blue-green in colour, base cordate. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal, digitate raceme. Occasional, in sandy soil of firebreak, in full sun.

1 m high; grass; Notes: Rhizomatous, 1 m high, softly pubescent grass, Blue-green in colour. Leaves linear, margin wavy. Ligule a triangular membrane. Inflorescence a terminal, digitate raceme. Lowest inflorescence branches whorled. Common, in sandy soil, in full sun.

1 m high; grass; Notes: Perennial, tufted, 1 m high grass. Basal parts pubescent. Leaves ovate. Ligule a membrane. Inflorescence a terminal, digitate raceme. Occasional, in sandy soil, in shade of tree.

1 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 1 m high, softly pubescent grass. Ligule a triangular membrane. Inflorescence a terminal, digitate raceme. Occasional, in full sun, in moist clay soil of omuramba.

Shrub; Notes: Shrub, up to 1m tall. Leaves drooping, large, oval with a teat-shaped apex, shiny, green with yellow venation. Stems lax, thin, brown, with milky latex. White sand. Common.

1 m high; Shrub; Notes: Shrub, 1 m high. Leaves drooping, large, oval, thinly textured, dark green, shiny, petiole long, slender, yellow. Stems brown, slender, sparsely branched from the base, with milky latex. No flowers or fruit. White sand. Common.

grass; Notes: Tufted, perennial grass. Leaves linear, ligule a fringed membrane. Inflorescence a spike. Glumes ciliate, spikelets sessile. Uncommon, in full sun.

grass; Notes: Tufted grass, blue-green in colour with a purple tinge. Inflorescence a terminal spike. Spikelets sessile. Uncommon, in sandy soil, in full sun.

25 cm high; Shrub; Notes: Low shrub, 25 cm high. Leaves opposite, somewhat leathery, glabrous, yellowish-green, sessile, obovate. Fruit in dense axillary clusters at the end of the shoots, small, round, light green. White loamy sand. Occasional.

60 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 60 cm high, softly pubescent grass. Culm nodes covered by a ring of soft hairs. Leaves lanceolate, tapering to a fine point. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal, soft, contracted panicle. Common, in full sun, in gravel along road verge.

70 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, softly pubescent, 70 cm high grass. Culms geniculate. Culm nodes covered by soft hairs. Occasional, in full sun, in gravel along roadside.

60 cm high; grass; Notes: Anual, 60 cm high grass. Culms geniculate, softly pubescent. Culm nodes thickened, covered by soft hairs. Leaves ovate, tapering to a fine point. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a soft, contrcated panicle.Common, in full sun along roadverge.

40 cm high; Suffrutex; Notes: Suffrutex, 40 cm high. Leaves large, compound, bipinnately divided, with 10 pairs of leaflets per leaf, leaflets oblong, asymmetric, glabrous except on midvein, midvein displaced, apex notched. Stems short, light green. Pods large, very broad and flattened off, sickle shaped, light green, apex rounded, base tapering. Dry woodlands. White loamy sand. Uncommon.

90 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 90 cm high grass. Culms geniculate. Nodes red coloured. Leaves ovate. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence an open panicle. Spikelets straw coloured. Lowest inflorescence branches whorled with a tuft of axillary hairs. Common.

90 cm high; grass; Notes: Tufted, yellow-green, 90 cm high grass. Leaves inrolled. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence an open panicle, straw coloured. Common. In WIND under Eragrostis rigidior

1 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 1 m high blue-green grass. Leaves ovate. Ligule a fringed membrane. Inflorescence a terminal, open panicle, lowest inflorescence branches whorled. Bushmen (Caprivi) use it for thatching. Common, in sandy soil, in full sun. Filed at WIND as Eragrostis rigidior

90 cm high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 90 cm high grass. Culms geniculate. Leaves lanceolate. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal, open panicle. Inflorescence branches whorled. Common, in full sun, in sandy soil. Filed at WIND as Eragrostis rigidior

Graminoid; Notes: Tufted, 1 m high grass. Ligue a fringe of hairs. Leaves inrolled. Inflorescence a terminal, open panicle. Inflorescence branches whorled, a tuft of hairs protruding from the axils of the inflorescence branches. Occasional, in sandy soil in full sun.

grass; Notes: Tufted, 1 m high grass. Leaves ovate. Ligule a membrane. Inflorescence a terminal, open panicle. Common, in full sun, in damp clay soil of omuramba.

grass; Notes: Tufted, annual grass. Culms geniculate. Nodes thickened, yellow-brown in colour. Inflorescence a terminal panicle. Spikelets clustered. Occasional, in sandy soil.

80 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 80 cm high grass. Inflorescence a terminal panicle, spikelets clustered. Occasional, in full sun, in clay of omuramba.

70 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 70 cm high grass. Leaves lanceolate, yellow-green in colour, softly pubescent. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal panicle, spikelets clustered. Common, in full sun in gravel along roadverge.

grass; Notes: Tufted, annual grass. Nodes thickened, red-brown. Leaves lanceolate, tapering to a fine point. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal panicle, spikelets clustered.

60 cm high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 60 cm high grass. Leaves ovate, top of leaf surface rough to touch. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Occasional, in damp clay soil of omuramba in full sun.

1 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 1 m high grass, blue-green in colour. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence an open panicle, branches purple. Spikelets linear, straw coloured with a purple tinge. Common, in moist sandy soil of vlei.

Graminoid; Notes: Tall, annual, blue-green grass. Leaves inrolled, tapering to a fine point. Ligule a fringed membrane. Culm nodes yellow coloured. Inflorescence a terminal, open panicle. Common, in sandy soil, in full sun.

1 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 1 m high grass. Leaves ovate, inrolled. Inflorescence an open panicle, spikelets cordate, straw-coloured when mature. Uncommon.

1 m high; grass; Notes: 1 m high grass. Leaves ovate. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal, open panicle. Spikelets cordate, straw coloured with a red tinge. Common, in full sun, moist sandy soil of depression.

70 cm high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 70 cm high grass. Leaves ovate. Inflorescence a terminal, open panicle. Spikelets cordate, straw coloured. Common, in sandy soil, in full sun.

grass; Notes: Tufted grass. Ligule a fringe of hairs with a tuft of woolly hairs. Leaves ovate, tapering to a fine point. Inflorescence an open panicle. Spikelets cordate, straw coloured. Occasional.

Shrub; Notes: Low shrubs up to 1 m high, with drooping foliage. Leaves compound, alternate, stipules present, leaflets large, oblong to rhombic, asymmetric, velvety, midrib displaced, light green below. Stems light brown, coppicing shoots velvety. Mixed shrubland and woodland. White sand. Common.

Herb; Notes: Annual herb. Flowers small, blue with a white centre, one open at a time. Stems many from the base, thin, covered with erect hairs. Leaves sessile. Occasional on roadverge.

Geophyte; Notes: Geophyte, up to 1 m above ground. Stems floppy, unbranched, round. Leaves sessile, glossy green, lanceolate, tips transformed into tendrils. Flowers large, showy, held upside down like a lantern, tepals reflexed, red, yellow at the base filaments green. Black clay. Occasional. Voucher for photograph.

Herb; Notes: Annual shrubby herb, growing in pan. Flowering heads small, yellow, ray florets absent. Leaves feathered, whitish pubescent below. Stems branched, light green, herbaceous. Frequent but localized.

Shrub; Notes: Shrub. Branches drooping, brown, covered with a dense velvety indumentum. Leaves large, elongated-ovate, base asymmetric, grey below, green above, velvety, margins finely serrate. Stipules not falcate. Flowers in terminal axillary clusters, bright yellow, 2.2 cm in diameter. In Omuramba.

50 cm high; Shrub; Notes: Low shrub, 50 cm high. Flowers large, yellow, in 3's in leaf axils, stamens in one column. Leaves drooping, alternate, elliptic, base cordate/oblique, grey and velvety below, green above, margins finely serrulate, stipules long, linear, not falcate. Stems drooping, floppy, round, brown, young shoots with a dense brown indumentum. Frequent at the edge of pans.

80 cm high; Shrub; Notes: Spreading shrub with arching branches, 80 cm high. Branches grey, woody, arched. Leaves slightly drooping, curled up, velvety, grey below, green above, lamina elongated-elliptic, base asymmetric, margins finely serrate. Fruit in clusters on lower parts of branches, 1 or 2-lobed, round, green. Frequent. White sand at edge of depression. Limestone.

Shrub; Notes: Spreading shrubs with drooping branches. Leaves alternate, large, ovate, dark green above, whitish tomentose below, base asymmetrically cordate. Branches held horizontally, round, hairy, grey to green. Fruit large round berries, in pairs, lime green, androgynophore extended. White sand. Common.

40 cm high; Shrub; Notes: Lax shrub, 40 cm high.Flowers fairly large, yellow, 2 cm in diameter, in three's in axils, petals recurved. Leaves drooping, large, asymmetric, base oblique cordate, green above, whitish tomentose below. Stems lax, brown. White sand. Frequent.

1 m high; Shrub; Notes: Spreading shrub, 1 m high. Flowers yellow, single, in pairs or threes, axillary, stamens in an erect column, petals reflexed. Leaves elliptic, small, neat, all the same size, somewhat rough to touch, green above and below, margins serrate. Stems brown, woody, round, old ones square. Berries immature, green, round, stalk with white lenticels. Uncommon.

Tree; Notes: Large trees, up to 20 m high. Trunk rusty brown with pieces of black old bark. Leaves bifoliolate, leaflets sickle-shaped, shiny, dark green, leathery. With fruit and buds. Pods half-moon shaped, brown. Occasional.

Creeper; Notes: Annual creeper. Flowers tubular, pale purple with a yellow centre. Leaves ovate to oval in outline, lobed, opposite, densely covered with silvery scales below, dull green above. Stems herbaceous, prostrate, pubescent. Fruit a dorsiventrally flattened pod with a double row of short, winged hooks on either side. Occasional.

Creeper; Herb; Notes: Prostrate herb. Flowers trumpet shaped, soft purple, white around the centre, throat yellow. Fruit green but fully developed. White sand. Occasional.

Herb; Notes: Annual prostrate herb. Leaves alternate, elliptic, green above and below, rough to touch, sparsely stellate pubescent. Stems prostrate. Stipules linear. Flowers small, bell shaped, drooping, pale pink, petals shorter than sepals. Capsules tomentose, without horns. Common on road verge.

Herb; Notes: Prostrate mat forming herb. Flowers small, pale pink, nodding, petals shorter than sepals. Leaves ovate, sparsely stellate tomentose, bright green, stellate hairs large. Stems prostrate, shoots radiating out from the centre, sparsely stellate. Black clay. Common.

Herb; Notes: Prostrate annual herb. Flowers small, pale pink, petals shorter than sepals. Leaves alternate, elliptic, sparsely stellate pubescent, stellate hairs large. White loamy sand. Frequent on roadverge.

Dwarf shrub; Notes: Dwarf shrub, 20 - 30 cm high. Stems sticky, covered with glandular hairs, erect, green, branched. Leaves small, elliptic, glandular, sparsely stellate pubescent, margins toothed, stipules present. Flowers small, nodding, bell-shaped, pale orange, single, axillary. Black clay. Scattered in floodplain.

1 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 1 m high, rhizomatous grass. Leaves folded in middle, ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal spike. Spikelet awns brown, twisted. Common.

grass; Notes: Tufted grass. Leaves folded in the middle. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal spike. Spikelet awns black, twisted. Occasional.

80 cm high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 80 cm high grass. Leaves linear, blue-green. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a spike. Awns dark brown to black, twisted. Occasional, in gravel, in full sun along roadverge.

990 cm high; grass; Notes: Tufted, yellow-green, 90 cm high grass. Dried leaves red tinged. Inflorescence terminal. Spikelet awns twisted. Occasional, in full sun, in gravel along roadside.

Herb; Notes: Herb. Leaves palmate, alternate, leaflets 5, sparsely pubescent with irritant hairs below. Flowers large, showy, pale yellow with dark maroon base. Epicalyx stiff, needle-like, protruding, sparsely covered with bristles. Stems floppy, ascending, maroon, glaucous, sparsely covered with irritant hairs. On roadverge. Occasional.

2 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, yellow-green 2 m high grass. Leaves ovate, tapering to a sharp point. Ligule a membrane. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Occasional.

2 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 2 m high, yellow-green in colour grass. Ligule a triangular membrane. Spikelets terminal, pedicellate. Common, in sandy soil, in full sun.

grass; Notes: Tufted, yellow-green grass. Ligule a triangular membrane. Spikelets terminal, pedicellate.

40 cm high; Herb; Notes: Shrubby herb, 40 cm high. Flowers in dense spikes, small, red with dark red markings at the base. Leaves compound, alternate, imparipinnate, leaflets covered with appressed hairs. Stems many from the base, erect, slanted, hairy, green to reddish. Occasional on road verge.

25 cm high; Dwarf shrub; Notes: Herbaceous dwarf shrubs, 25 cm high. Flowers in elongated spikes, small, orange to red, inflorescence with red filiform bracts, calyx hairy. Leaves compound, imparipinnate, 7 pairs of leaflets per leaf, leaflets obovate, subsessile, covered with white apressed hairs, margins reddish. White sand.

2 m high; Climber; Notes: Annual climber, 2 m high. Leaves large, cordate, on a long, stiff petiole, light green below with white netted venation, dark green above. Flowers large, axillary, trumpet shaped, faded, pale purple shaded deep purple towards the centre. Stems twining, light grey, velvety. Capsules immature, obovate, green. Rare.

Climber; Creeper; Notes: Annual climber. Flowers large, trumpet shaped, single, pale purple flushed dark purple towards the centre. Leaves large, cordate, alternate, dark green above, white below with netted venation. Stems floppy. Large underground tuber. White sand. Growing under a tree in shade. Rare. Voucher for photograph.

60 cm high; sedge; Notes: 60 cm high sedge. Stem triangular. Inflorescence subtended by leafy bracts, terminal, globular, white. Occasional, in shade of tree, in sandy soil of omuramba.

40 cm high; sedge; Notes: 40 cm high sedge. Culms triangular. Inflorescence terminal, subtended by leafy bracts, globular, white. Leaves linear. In full sun in moist sandy soil.

20 cm high; sedge; Notes: 20 cm high sedge. Leaves lanceolate. Culms triangular. Heads globose, terminal, white. Uncommon, in moist sandy soil, in shade of trees.

30 cm high; sedge; Notes: Tufted, 30 cm high sedge. Leaves linear. Culms triangular. Inflorescence terminal, subtended by three leafy bracts, globose, white. Occasional, in sandy soil, in full sun.

40 cm high; sedge; Notes: Annual, 40 cm high sedge. Culms triangular. Inflorescence terminal, subtended by three leafy bracts, globular, white. Occasional, under tree.

80 cm high; Herb; Notes: Herb, 80 cm high. Leaves softly pubescent, decurrent. Occasional, in full sun.

Herb; Notes: Shrubby herb, softly pubescent. Leaves decurrent. Strongly aromatic. Uncommon, in full sun in gravel along roadverge.

80 cm high; Herb; Notes: Shrubby herb, 80 cm high, soft to the touch, white tomentose. Leaves decurrent, veins prominent on undersurface. Strongly aromatic. Occasional, in full sun, in sandy soil along roadverge.

40 cm high; Shrub; Notes: Herbaceous shrub, growing in shade under tree, 40 cm high. Flowers small, pale purple, in a dense axillary spike, peduncles shorter than leaves, 1 - 3 cm long. Leaves opposite, ovate, thin, dark green above, white below. Stems square, hairy, herbaceous.

Shrub; Notes: Hirsute shrub. Leaves opposite, ovate, margin serrate, veins prominent on undersurface. Inflorescence terminal. Ray florets dark yellow, spread open, disc florets yellow. Uncommon.

Shrub; Notes: Shrubby, stems scabrid, red tinged. Leaves opposite, ovate, veins prominent below, margin serrate. Flower heads terminal, axillary, yellow. Common, in full sun.

50 cm high; Herb; Notes: 50 cm high, hirsute herb. Leaves opposite, decussate, ovate, margin serrate. Heads terminal, ray and disc florets yellow. Common, in shade of trees in sandy soil.

Herb; Notes: Annual herb, 40 - 50 cm high. Flowers deep yellow, in heads. Leaves opposite, somewhat scabrid below. Stems erect, scabrid, herbaceous. Black clay. Occasional. In shade under tree.

40 cm high; Suffrutex; Notes: Low suffrutex, 40 cm high. Flowers deep yellow, large, in pairs in terminal leaf axils. Bracts as large as the sepals, cordate, wavy. Leaves large, drooping, ovate, velvety. Stems erect, woody at the base, shoots light green, velvety. In Omuramba.

90 cm high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 90 cm high grass. Old leaves curled, pubescent. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Nodes thickened, covered with soft hairs. Occasional.

60 cm high; grass; Notes: Tufted, annual, 60 cm high grass. Culms thin, red tinged. Nodes thickened. Inflorescence an open, terminal panicle. Spikelets soft hairy. Common

90 cm high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 90 cm high, softly pubescent grass. Leaves ovate, ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal, open panicle. Spikelets white hairy. Occasional, in full sun.

grass; Notes: 1 m high grass. Leaves lanceolate, softly pubescent. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Culm nodes thickened and hairy. Inflorescence a terminal panicle, delicate. Uncommon, in sandy soil in full sun.

1 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 1 m high, annual, softly pubescent grass. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Leaves ovate. Culm nodes covered by soft hairs. Inflorescence a terminal, open panicle. Common, in sandy soil in full sun.

80 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 80 cm high, softly pubescent grass. Nodes covered with soft hairs. Leaves ovate. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal, open panicle. Spikelets hairy. Uncommon. In damp clay soil of omuramba in full sun.

grass; Notes: Annual, tufted, softly pubescent grass. Nodes covered with soft hairs. Inflorescence an open, terminal panicle. Spikelets soft hairy. Occasional, in sandy soil, in full sun.

90 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 90 cm high grass. Culm nodes covered by a ring of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal panicle. Occasional.

Creeper; Herb; Notes: Annual prostrate herb. Flowers yellow, funnel shaped. Leaves lanceolate, base 3-lobed. Capsules round. White limestone gravel. Common on road verge.

Climber; Creeper; Notes: Annual creeper or climber. Flowers yellow, trumpet shaped, single. Leaves lanceolate, with 3 teeth at the base, green. Stems filiform, prostrate or twining in grasses and herbs. Frequent. White sandy soil.

Herb; Creeper; Notes: Annual prostrate herb. Flowers yellow, corolla rotate, delicate. Leaves lanceolate with a 3-lobed base, green. Stems thin, creeping or twining. Capsules round. White loamy sand. Common on roadverge.

60 cm high; Suffrutex; Notes: Suffrutex, 60 cm high. Flowers in a terminal raceme, small, deep purple. Leaves compound, trifoliolate, stipules present. Stems erect, green, hairy. Voucher for photograph. Very attractive when in flower. Would make a good garden plant. Scattered but localized, in Omuramba.

20 cm high; Dwarf shrub; Notes: Dwarf shrub, herbaceous, 20 cm high. Flowers pastel orange, single or in pairs, in terminal leaf axils, stamens 8, irregular. Stems branched, woody at the base, brown. Leaves small, sessile, opposite, undulating, apex pointed. Capsules V-shaped, on a short slender pedicel, erect, green. Black clay. Occasional but restricted to floodplains.

1.2 m high; Shrub; Notes: Shrub, 1.2 m high. Leaves alternate, elliptic, dark green, margins finely and sharply serrate, wavy. Stems grey, woody. Flowers and fruit absent. Under trees in shade. Uncommon.

Creeper; Notes: Annual creeper. Stems prostrate, pubescent, green, no milky latex. Leaves opposite, elliptic, stiff, margins wavy. Flowers in axillary corymbs, cream, corolla lobes star shaped, fused at the base to from a short cup. White limestone gravel. Common on road verges.

grass; Notes: Tufted, 2 m high grass. Leaves inrolled, ligule a fringed membrane. Culms red tinged. Inflorescence a terminal, open panicle. Inflorescence branches sub-opposite to whorled. Common, in full sun.

1 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 1 m high grass. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence an open panicle. Occasional, in sandy soil of firebreak, in full sun.

Shrub; Notes: Spreading herbaceous shrub. Flowers light yellow with a maroon centre, style branched. Epicalx lobes many, filiform. Leaves cordate, 5-lobed, dark green, felty. Stems floppy, erect to ascending, light green, felty. Frequent on roadverges and disturbed areas.

Suffrutex; Notes: Spreading shrubby herb, 60 - 70 cm high. Plant covered with irritant hairs. Leaves alternate, large, cordate in outline, 5-lobed, felty. Flowers large, pale yellow with a dark maroon centre. Stems flaccid. Common on roadverge.

Shrub; Tree; Notes: Trees or shrubs, 2 - 15 m high. Common at the edge of pans. Young shoots densely covered with fine rusty brown hairs, trunk grey. Leaves feathery, with 4 - 9 pairs of pinnae, leaflets densely hairy below. Pods flat, winged, tapering into a pointed tip, light green, velvety.

90 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 90 cm high grass. Leaves ovate, base cordate, clasping stem, purple tinged, margin serrate. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Spikelet bristles purple tinged. Common, in sandy soil, in full sun.

90 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 90 cm high grass. Leaves ovate, margin ciliate. Ligule a membrane. Inflorescence a terminal spike, awns purple, soft. Occasional, in full sun, in sandy soil.

Herb; Notes: Herb with 4-angled fruit. Stems many from the base, flaccid, twining at the tip, unbranched, very thin, sparsely pubescent. Leaves lanceolate, long and narrow, alternate, base lanceolate. Fruit 4-angled, drooping, light green below, dark green above, pubescent. White sand. In shade under tree. Scattered.

Herb; Notes: Herb, couple of cm above ground, with big spherical underground tuber. Leaves opposite, velvety above and below, dull green, spatulate. Stems short, dichotomously branched, light green, velvety, with milky latex. Flowers in dense axillary clusters, sessile, campanulate, lime green. White sand.

Geophyte, 0.30 m above ground. Berries orange to red, in a dense umbel, scape fleshy. Leaves large, oval, held erect and apressed against the scape, shiny, green, undulating, base amplexicaul.

70 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 70 cm high grass. Leaves ovate, pubescent. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Common, in sandy soil of omuramba.

grass; Notes: Tufted, glandular pubescent grass. Cataphylls hairs. Culms red tinged. Leaves ovate. Ligule a fringed membrane. Inflorescence a terminal panicle. Common.

90 cm high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 90 cm high, softly pubescent grass. Leaves ovate. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal panicle. Common, in sandy soil, in full sun.

70 cm high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 70 cm high grass. Leaves ovate, tapering to a fine point. Softly pubescent. Inflorescence a terminal, contracted panicle. Spikelets straw coloured, awned. Common, in full sun, in sandy soil.

80 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, softly pubescent, 90 cm high grass. Leaves lanceolate, terminating to a fine point. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal raceme, spikelets awned. Occasional, in full sun in sandy soil.

1 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 1 m high grass. Cataphylls hairy. Leaves ovate, softly pubescent. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal raceme, spikelets awned. Mature spikelets straw coloured. Common, in sandy soil in full sun.

70 cm high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 70 cm high, gladular pubescent grass. cataphylls hairy. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Spikelets awned, straw coloured. Common, in sandy soil, in full sun.

90 cm high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 90 cm high grass. Leaves ovate. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal, contracted panicle. Spikelets awned. Common, in damp clay soil of omuramba in full sun.

grass; Notes: Tufted, perennial, softly pubescent grass. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Leaves ovate, tapering to a fine point. Inflorescence a raceme, spikelets clustered.

1 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, perennial, 1 m high, softly pubescent grass. Leaves ovate. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal spike, bristles yellow coloured. Common, in sandy soil, in full sun in moist depression.

80 cm high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 80 cm high grass. Leaves ovate, softly pubescent. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal raceme, bristles yellow. Common, in sandy soil, in full sun.

1 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, blue-green, 1 m high grass. Basal sheaths pubescent. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal spike. Spikelet bristles yellow. Occasional.

50 cm high; Herb; Notes: Shrubby herb, 50 cm high. Flowers pale orange, perianth rotate. Leaves elongated-oval, grey-green, discolorous. Stems many from the base, unbranched, erect. Fruit present, mature and immature round capsules, enclosed in calyx.

80 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 80 cm high grass. Leaves mainly basal. Inflorescence an open panicle, red tinged, delicate. Common.

grass; Notes: Tufted, rhizomatous, 1 m high grass. Leaves ovate, tapering to a fine point. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal, open panicle. Occasional.

grass; Notes: Tufted, blue-green, rhizomatous grass. Leaves ovate, tapering to a fine point. Ligule a fringed membrane. Inflorescence a terminal, open panicle. Occasional.

80 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, annual, 80 cm high grass. Ligule a tuft of hairs. Leaves linear. Inflorescence an open, terminal panicle. Spikelet awns plumose. Occasional.

grass; Notes: Annual grass. Leaves linear. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence an open, lax panicle. Common.

grass; Notes: Tufted, annual grass. Leaves linear. Ligule a tuft of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal, open panicle. Spikelet awns plumose.

90 cm high; grass; Notes: Tufted, annual, 90 cm high grass. Leaves linear, inrolled. Inflorescence an open panicle. Spikelet awns plumose. Occasional.

50 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 50 cm high grass. Leaves linear. Ligule an open panicle. Awns plumose. Localised in damp clay soil of omuramba, in full sun.

3 m high; Tree; Notes: Tree, 3 m high. Trunk grey, covered with thick corky bark, longitudinally fissured. Leaves opposite, obovate to round, hairy above and below, 5 veins arising from the base, runnning parallel. Fruit round, hard, up to 5 cm in diameter, green with white speckles. Uncommon. Dry woodland, white loamy sand.

Herb; Notes: Aromatic annual herb, 20 - 40 cm high. Flowers in corymbose spikes, white, asymmetric, bracts purple, petal-like. Leaves sessile, elliptic, aromatic. Stems erect, square, glandular. Scattered on roadverge.

Tree; Notes: Tree, 6 - 8 m high. Leaves clustered at the end of the terminal shoots, silvery below, blue-green above, silky. Pods in terminal clusters, red, single-seeded, winged. Stems grey, smooth. Common.

Tree; Notes: Tree, 5 - 10 m high, in fruit. Leaves clustered terminally, silvery-grey below, blue-green above, silky. Pods in terminal clusters, red, winged, single-seeded. Stems grey, smooth. Mixed woodland and shrubland. Common.

5 m high; Tree; Notes: Tree, 5m high. Leaves in terminal clusters, sessile, silky pubescent, blue-green. Pods in dense terminal clusters, red, single-seeded, winged. Stems black. White sand. Frequent.

grass; Notes: Tufted, 2 m high grass. Ligule a fringed membrane. Leaf margin serrate. Inflorescence clustered. Common.

1 m high; grass; Notes: Tufted, 1 m high grass. Culms red tinged. Young growth softly pubescent. Ligule a membrane. Spikelets red-brown coloured when mature. Common, in damp clay soil of omuramba in full sun.

Geophyte; Notes: Geophyte, 40 - 60 cm high. Inflorescence a much-branched panicle. Flowers single, pale yellow, tepals reflexed, filaments pubescent. Leaves in a basal rosette, erect, long and linear, fleshy, terete or angular in cross section, dark green, each leaf enclosed in a pink membranous sheath at the base. Growing below shrubs in Omuramba.

15 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 15 cm high grass. Leaves ovate, base cordate, margin ciliate. Inflorescence a terminal spike. Spikelets covered with soft, hooked spines. Common, next to field, in moist sandy soil.