Records determined by Klaassen

Erect culms, 2 feet 6 inches.

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.

1.2 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.

Shrub 0.30 m high.stem, 0.30 m high. Flowers small, fine texture. Leaves small, simple form, fine texture. Stem thin, weak. Filed in WIND under Asparagus cooperi

Graminoid; Notes: Erect yellow-green perennial. Tufts. Deep sandy soil. Burkea africana woodland. Alt. 1000 - 1500 foot.

0.5 m high; Graminoid; Notes: Light: full sun. Slope: flat. Common, perennial, indigenous grass. Tuft-forming, leaves rolled up. Stem habit is ascending. Not aromatic. Broken twigs have no sap.

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.

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.

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.

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.

70 cm high; sedge; Notes: 70 cm high sedge. Leaves folded. Culms triangular. Inflorescence subtended by leafy bracts. Spikelets rust brown in colour. Underground part a small, onion-like bulb. Common, in shade of tree.

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.

Erect perennial.

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

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.

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.

Graminoid; Notes: Loamy sands in an area dominated by Acacia erioloba with a well developed understory of shrubs and grasses. Grass. Annual. Up to 30 cm high. Very common in disturbed areas along the road. Most of the plants were dry and finished flowering. Few plants still green.

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.

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.

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.

subshrub; Notes: Sub-shrub, up to 0.75 m high. Stem a woody underground, much branched organ. Leaves appearing after flower, very large, pinnate. Flowers past. Fruit a berry 1 cm long, apiculate. Mixed semi deciduous woodland after a burn.

Graminoid; Notes: In sandy soil on verge of main road into the research station. Leached Kalahari sands, pale grey. Area dominated by Baikiaea, plurijuga with a dense understory of shrubs. Grass layer sparse. Grass. Up to 30 cm high. Common.

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.

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: 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.

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.

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

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.

Graminoid; Notes: Erect culms, 6 - 12 inches. Locally abundant in Mopane woodland 9 miles north of Ngoma.

fern; Notes: Substrate: soil and boulders. Soil: alluvial, sand/silt and humus. Exposure; shade. Lithology: (soil) and quartzite. Slope: steep. On lower vertical bank of old canal. Plant features: Fronds up to 110 cm tall. Occasional.

Herb; Notes: Herb. Sandy loam. Grows next to road. Flowers: yellow.

Graminoid; Notes: In sandy soil on verge of main road into the research station. Leached Kalahari sands, pale grey. Area dominated by Baikiaea plurijuga with a dense understory of shrubs. Grass layer sparse. Grass up to 50 cm high. Common in shade.

Graminoid; Notes: Very common stoloniferous grass in lower parts of seasonally waterlogged and sometimes inundated dams in the sandveld. Up to 3 feet 6 inches tall.

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.

Graminoid; Notes: In sandy soil on verge of main road into the research station. Leached Kalahari sands, pale grey. Area dominated by Baikiaea plurijuga with a dense understory of shrubs. Grass layer sparse. Grass. Up to 30 cm high. Common.

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.

Hydrophyte; Notes: Perennial. Free floating fern. Leaves: green to yellow, oval in pairs, unwettable and velvety. Fruits: sterile fruiting bodies. Roots: feathery, hanging in water. Common name: kariba weed. Common.

Graminoid; Notes: Dominated by Terminalia sericea. Annual grass. Very common. Up to 60 cm high. Distinct reddish colour.

Graminoid.

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.

Notes: Erect, tufted, annual grass, up to 1 m when in flower. Culms erect to slightly geniculate, yellow-green but conspicuously purple-tinted at nodes, glabrous, slender. Leaf blade bright green, gradually tapering over a length of 12 - 20 cm, soft and tender, glabrous, normally expanded, rounded basally at collar. Ligule a band of dense, white, silky hairs, 1 mm high. Leaf sheath 6 cm long, glabrous, tightly clasping around culm. Inflorescence a compact spike, 40 - 70 mm long and 5 mm wide, borne on very slender erect, glabrous peduncle, up to 50 cm long. Spikelets densely arranged, ellipsoid, 2 mm long, without awn, but interspersed by long, stiff hairs, yellow-green but rapidly discolouring to dark purple; glumes pale green to pale pink-tinted.

Graminoid. Erect culms.

Graminoid. Erect culms, 4 - 5 feet.

Up to 90 cm tufted grass. Leaves and culms coloured red.

50 cm high; Herb; Notes: Aromatic herb, 50cm high. Inflorescence: terminal, flowers deep mauve. Leaves: undersurface with prominent veins, lanceolate elliptic, margin dentate. Stem: grooved, tomentose.

Herb; Notes: Annual, upright herb, aromatic, up to 50 cm tall.

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.

Herb; Notes: Perennial herb with mauvish-pink flowers; a axial part of calyx green adaxial part purple. 'Musetusetu' - Mbukushu.

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.

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.

40 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 40 cm high grass. Leaves ovate, base cordate, margin cilliate. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Spikelets covered with soft hooked spines. Common, in sandy soil, in full sun.

25 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 25 cm high grass. Leaves ovate, margin ciliate. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Spikelets covered with soft, hooked spines. Common, in sandy soil, in full sun.

Graminoid; Notes: Tall, erect, tufted, perennial grass, 1.5 m high when in flower. Culms erect, reed-like, terete, sturdy, dull blue-green, glabrous, node notched and purple banded. Leaf blade slightly revolute, apex tapered, glabrous, short, about 150 mm long. Ligule a fringe of dense white hairs, about 2 mm long. Leaf sheath longer than blade, about 20 cm long, circumculmate and imbricate at base, glabrous. Inflorescence a panicle, about 30 cm long, cuneate in broad outline, secondary axis whorled at base, slender, green to purple-tinted, undulate, about ascending along main axis, scabrous, 3 spikelets arranged terminally. Spikelets 2-flowered, awned. Awn long, about 80 mm long, twisted and bent, with minute white indumentum. Lemma with apex aristate, shorter, bent, 25 mm long, fine and glabrous. Lower glume ovate, up to 20 x 2,5 mm with conspicuous bulbous-based bristles along margins; upper glume with soft, minute, downy, white indumentum. Seed narrowly ellipsoid, 10 x 1 mm, dark brown, densely pubescent, apiculate, long yellowish hairy cluster at attachment point.

50 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 50 cm high, pubescent grass. Leaves ovate, base cordate, margin entire, red tinged. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence an open, terminal raceme. Occasional.

70 cm high; grass; Notes: Procumbent, annual, pubescent, 70 cm high grass. Leaves ovate. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Spikelets secund. Common.

grass; Notes: Annual grass. Leaves ovate, base cordate, margin entire, red tinged. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal, open raceme. Plant pubescent.

70 cm high; grass; Notes: Annual, 70 cm high, ascendant grass. Culms geniculate, rooting at nodes, nodes thickened. Plant softly pubescent. Leaves ovate, margin ciliate, ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a terminal raceme, spikelets secund. Occasional, in gravel along roadverge.

60 cm high; Herb; Notes: Herbaceous, 60 cm high. Leaves opposite, ovate, margin serrate. Inflorescence terminal, (ray florets) florets pale blue-purple.

Herb; Notes: Tall sturdy herb, 1-1.5 m high. The leaves are narrowly ovate-lanceolate, dentate with greyish tinge. Inflorescence a corymb-ray florets purple. Involucral bracts somewhat spiny.

Notes: Consisting of a woody base, it can reach heights of 50 cm upwards.

Shrub; Notes: Perennial shrub. Height: 1 m. Occurrence: abundant. Flower: flowerheads purple, terminal clusters. Leaves: alternate, margin serrate, grey-green, hairy. Other: sandy soil along road verge. Exposure: full sun.

Notes: Mixed semi-deciduous woodland.