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Flowering plants of Botswana

A guide to the flowering plants- the angioserms pf Botswana.

Bellyache Bush 1
Jatropha gossypiifolia
Coralbush 2
Jatropha multifida
asthma plant 3
Euphorbia hirta
hyssop spurge 4
Euphorbia hyssopifolia
spotted spurge 5
Euphorbia maculata
painted spurge 6
Euphorbia heterophylla
Fire Stick 7
Euphorbia tirucalli
Candelabra Naboom 8
Euphorbia cooperi
Euphorbia namibensis 9
Croton menyharthii 10
castor bean 11
Ricinus communis
Indian Acalypha 12
Acalypha indica
Elatine ambigua
Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia glabra
gulf leafflower 13
Phyllanthus fraternus
Rawsonia lucida 14
Mobola Plum 15
Parinari curatellifolia
alkali heliotrope 16
Heliotropium curassavicum
Indian Heliotrope 17
Heliotropium indicum
Dwarf Heliotrope
Heliotropium supinum
Trichodesma ambacense 18
Trichodesma angustifolium
puncture vine 19
Tribulus terrestris
Garden pink-sorrel 20
Oxalis latifolia
Creeping Woodsorrel 21
Oxalis corniculata
Long-stalked Rape
Brassica elongata
Brown Mustard 22
Brassica juncea
Argentine Cress 23
Lepidium bonariense
beadbean 24
Maerua angolensis
Shepherds tree 25
Boscia albitrunca
Spiderwisp
Cleome gynandra
Horseradishtree 26
Moringa oleifera
toothbrush tree 27
Salvadora persica
Salvadora persica persica 3
Salvadora persica pubescens
Gemsbok cucumber 28
Acanthosicyos naudinianus
Ctenolepis cerasiformis 29
Calabash 30
Lagenaria siceraria
Bur cucumber 31
Cucumis anguria
Horned Melon 32
Cucumis metuliferus
paddy melon 33
Cucumis myriocarpus
Balsam Apple 34
Momordica balsamina
Watermelon 35
Citrullus lanatus
Sneeze Plant 36
Kalanchoe lanceolata
Alligator Plant 37
Kalanchoe daigremontiana
Mother of Thousands 38
Kalanchoe delagoensis
Eurasian water-milfoil 39
Myriophyllum spicatum
swamp sawgrass 40
Cladium mariscus
tuberous bulrush 41
Bolboschoenus glaucus
Common Fringe-rush 42
Fimbristylis dichotoma
flatsedges 37
Cyperus
Cyperus amabilis 43
Jointed Flatsedge 44
Cyperus articulatus
Poorland Flatsedge 45
Cyperus compressus
Purple Umbrella Sedge 46
Cyperus congestus
Cyperus cuspidatus 47
Variable Flatsedge 48
Cyperus difformis
Finger Flatsedge 49
Cyperus digitatus
Slender cyperus, Laxspiculate Galingale (Loose-spiked Galingale) 50
Cyperus distans
Cyperus dubius 51
yellow nutsedge 52
Cyperus esculentus
Yellow Flatsedge 53
Cyperus flavescens
Rice flat-sedge 54
Cyperus iria
Smooth Flatsedge 55
Cyperus laevigatus
Papyrus sedge 56
Cyperus papyrus
Bunchy flat-sedge 57
Cyperus polystachyos
Annual Flat-sedge 58
Cyperus pumilus
Purple nutsedge 59
Cyperus rotundus
Bearded Flatsedge 60
Cyperus squarrosus
Cyperus turrillii
Eleocharis acutangula 58
purple spikerush 61
Eleocharis atropurpurea
Eleocharis decoriglumis
Water Chestnut 62
Eleocharis dulcis
Eleocharis retroflexa
lakeshore nutrush 63
Scleria lacustris
Leersia friesii
Native rice grass 54
Leersia hexandra
wool grass 64
Anthephora pubescens
Tropical Finger-grass 65
Digitaria ciliaris
Digitgrass 66
Digitaria eriantha
Digitaria longiflora 67
Digitaria milanjiana
Hairy Crabgrass 68
Digitaria sanguinalis
Digitaria velutina
Basket Grass 69
Oplismenus hirtellus
Jungle Rice 70
Echinochloa colona
barnyardgrass 71
Echinochloa crus-galli
Echinochloa stagnina 72
African bristlegrass 68
Setaria sphacelata
hooked bristle grass 54
Setaria verticillata
pearl millet 73
Pennisetum glaucum
elephant grass 74
Pennisetum purpureum
Indian sandbur 75
Cenchrus biflorus
buffelgrass 76
Cenchrus ciliaris
Brachiaria arrecta
Brachiaria eruciformis 77
Bushveld Signal Grass 78
Urochloa mosambicensis
Liverseed Grass 79
Urochloa panicoides
Eriochloa fatmensis

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