Records determined by Fish

Common; in Kalahari woodland; on deep Kalahari sands; roots aromatic; blades light green; internodes yellow; inflorescence brown with green tints.

Common to dominant grass in Julbernardia/Brachystegia woodland on deep, light brown sands.

Approx. 1 m tall; stems creamy yellow; leaves dark green; inflorescence yellow; stigmas purplish brown.

Herb, 1.0 m, erect. Glumes pale green at base, turning darker green. Awns tipped with red-brown. Occasional.

Occasional; in open areas; bracts purple, awns green.

Common on wet pans on fringes of mopane woodland. Internodes green. Nodes brown. Blade green. Inflorescence brown to dull pink.

Light green, ca. 20 cm. Common in open grassland. Stems green to light green; leaves green to light green; inflorescences brown to red-brown.

Herb; 35 cm, erect. Anthers orange, conspicuous. Young fruits light green. Common in open areas.

Frequent; in open, grassy areas; nodes and base of sheath purple-red; bracts white with green stripe medially; upper stems light purple.

Weedy; in rice field; from trailing stem, nodes and upper floral bracts red-purple.

Widespread; annual; some leaves dark purple; bracts light purple.

In woodland on Kalahari sands; sheaths green with stellate hairs; flowers green to brown.

Occasional, in constantly wet area in mist of falls; plants pale green to yellow; bracts light green to red.

Graminoid; Notes: Marsh; locally common. Culms erect. Altitude: about 3000 feet.

Frequent at edge of dry dambo; upper surface of peduncle and inflorescence bracts deep purple-red.

Herb; 60 cm, erect. Stems reddish at base. Ligules dark maroon. Inflorescence bracts maroon to green. Rare on dried, raised ridges.

Clamping; perennial; widespread; in Kalahari woodland; internodes green; blades green; inflorescence cream.

Ca. 45 cm tall, in woodland; leaves dark green, form a sheath at the base, with small greyish-white hairs; roots woody, white; inflorescence light cream; common.

Lower stems, nodes and lower sheath parts red-pink; bracts dry brown.

Anthers purple-blue.

Annual, abundant in mud flat; stem light yellow-green; outer floret bracts striped in deep red.

Rare in open areas in woodland. Stems brown. Sheath green. Blade green. Inflorescence purplish brown.

Frequent; at edge of pan; stems pale green at base; ligules bristly light brown; upper stems reddish; bracts light brown; awns dark brown-black at seed, light tan distally.

Common; on Kalahari sands plain; to 1 m; internodes bluish green; sheath and blade dull green apearing purplish at the tips of blades; inflorescence cream-brown.

Annual among rocks. Red/purple glumes. Stems red, somewhat sticky. Inflorescence more open on maturity.

From sides of dambo; occasional; stems green with hairy sheaths; inflorescence red.

Occasional; grass to 1 m; internodes red-purple; inflorescence bracts and fringes red-purple.

Stems red at the base and light green apically; leaves from the nodes forming a brown sheath, light green. Inflorescences light brown, ca. 10 cm long; roots short and fibrous; common; in the swampy area.

Occasional; in Kalahari woodland; in clumps; internodes yellow, nodes deep yellow; sheaths deep green; ligule orange; blade dull green; inflorescence orange to light green, with brown glume.

Annual, common, in understory; bracts light green, glumes also; anthers yellow, stigma white.

Grass ca. 25 cm. Stems light green with brown tint; leaves light green with long soft white hairs; floral parts yellow to light green.

Perennial grass, common in shady sandy area near river; red awns, green at base. Red stigmas.

Occasional; at edge of dambo; stem and sheath reddish; bract reddish; stigma red.

20 m tall; stems light green at the top, yellowish green at the base; leaves papery light green; flowers yellowish green.

Common in shady understory. Stems green. Blade shiny, light green with white hairs on margins. Fruits green, hairs white.

Grass, erect, 25 cm, in rocks. Stems light green, smooth and hard with a brown tint towards base. Inflorescence light green.

Herb; 60 cm, erect. Leaves soft, thin. Infructescence pale green, spreading. Young fruits with downy white hairs.

In woodland; 1.5 m high; occasional; stem yellowish green; inflorescence dull yellow.

Very rare; in dambo; annual in behavior; small, white flowers.

Annual, 30 cm, along roadside. Stems light green with reddish-brown tint; leaves dark green glabrous; inflorescence yellowish-green.

Herb; 60 cm, erect. Leaves grey-green to purplish. Awns eggplant purple, stiff. Common in open areas.

Arising from single stem; approx. 20 cm tall; stems creamy white; leaves smooth, dark green forming a light green sheath at the node; inflorescence white.

Annual; in standing water; rooting at nodes; outer inflorescence bracts dull green with purple markings; inner light green.

Herb; 80 cm, erect. Plant reddish at base. Fruiting bracts dusty brown with purple veins.

Frequent; along paths; to 0.75 m tall, bracts light green with fine, longitudinal stripes; glumes light green.

Occasional; near termite mounds; in woodland.

Occasional, in sunny patches; stems all green, bracts light green; glumes light brown.

Upright grass; in grassland; stem hard, red; leaves green, thin, long, ensheathed; roots fibrous; fruits small, hard; green seeds, clustered at top of plant.

Common short meadow grass.

To 60 cm. Stems yellow; leaves dark green; inflorescences dark brown.

Common along muddy pools. Stems pale green. Nodes brown. Blade green with white mid-vein. Inflorescence brown.

Widespread; and dominant; to 1.5 m; outer inflorescence bracts with black spots; awns dark brown and twisted.

Occasional; to 2.25 m; among rocks in drier woodland areas; stems waxy white at nodes; stems deep red, especially at nodes; glumes red at base, green at upper edge; awn brown; anthers bright yellow, turning orange.

Widespread; in drier areas near edge of pan; internodes bright red; light yellow, scarious leaf bases; ligule white, bristly; bracts light green; awns grey-brown.

Herb; 1.0 m, erect. Awns brown at base, golden at tips. Fruiting bracts with long, white, soft hairs. Near disturbed termite mound, among rocks.

Rare, on muddy pans on banks of gorge. Internodes brown. Blade green with white hairs on the margins. Flowers pink, fading to green.

Herb; 80 cm, erect. Awns red-purple at base turning to pale tan at tip. Uncommon in rocky, protected areas.

Widely-spaced; occasional; to 1.5 m; lower stem very hairy; nodes glaucous purple; stigma dark brown; bracts glaucous, purple-light green.