Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
subsp. repens

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Photo: Petra Ballings
Val D'Or

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Along road from Shashe Wilderness Camp to National Parks compound, Tuli

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Natal red-top (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Tufted annual or short-lived perennial grass, up to 120 cm. Culms often rooting at the lower nodes. Inflorescence a panicle, broadly ovate in outline. Spikelets laterally compressed, densely hairy, deep red, fading to white.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	repens: creeping
Habitat:	In disturbed open places, often forming large stands.
Altitude range:	Up to 2500 m
Flowering time:	Sep - Jun
Worldwide distribution:	Native in Africa and western Asia, but now throughout the tropics and subtropics.
Malawi distribution:	N,S
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Literature:	Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Pages 116 - 117. 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 106. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 96. (Includes a picture). Roodt, V. (2015). Grasses & Grazers of Botswana and the surrounding savanna Struik Nature, South Africa Pages 150 - 151. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 141. Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 28. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Pages 149 - 150. 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 190. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 86.

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