Genus: Aristida
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There are about 290 species worldwide (tropics and
subtropics) of which 36 are native to southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
Aristida
adscensionis
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Aristida
aequiglumis |
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Aristida
bipartita |
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Aristida
brainii Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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Aristida
caerulescens |
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Aristida
canescens |
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Aristida
congesta |
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Aristida
cumingiana Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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Aristida
curvata |
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Aristida
dasydesmis |
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Aristida
denudata Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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Aristida
dewinteri |
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Aristida
diffusa |
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Aristida
diminuta Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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Aristida
effusa |
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Aristida
engleri |
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Aristida hispidula
Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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Aristida
hordeacea |
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Aristida
hubbardiana |
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Aristida
junciformis |
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Aristida leucophaea
Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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Aristida
meridionalis |
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Aristida
mollissima |
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Aristida
monticola |
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Aristida
parvula |
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Aristida
pilgeri |
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Aristida
recta |
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Aristida
rhiniochloa |
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Aristida
scabrivalvis |
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Aristida
sciurus |
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Aristida
spectabilis |
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Aristida
stipitata |
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Aristida
stipoides |
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Aristida
transvaalensis |
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Aristida
vestita |
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Aristida
wildii |
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