Description
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Caespitose perennial. Inflorescence 3-8 cm bearing crowded pendent spikelets, purplish in colour. Spikelets 10-14 mm, 6-13 flowered, cuneate.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Harpachne schimperi Hochst. ex A. Rich. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=105330
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Frequency
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Locally common in the S and SE suburbs of Harare
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Harpachne schimperi Hochst. ex A. Rich. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=105330
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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NE and E Africa from Sudan southwards to Zimbabwe; also in Arabia
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Harpachne schimperi Hochst. ex A. Rich. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=105330
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- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Harpachne schimperi: Brief Summary
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Harpachne schimperi is a species of grass in the true grass family (Poaceae), found from Ethiopia and Sudan south to Zambia. It grows in dense tufts up to 40 cm high, with oblong panicles 4–7.5 cm long and dense spikelets.
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