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kabirmuazuDescription
This species is tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions. Depending on soil and moisture conditions, it grows to a height of 1–3 metres (3.3–9.8 ft). Big bluestem is a perennial bunchgrass. The stem base turns blue or purple as it matures. The seed heads have three spike-like projections. The roots are deep, and the plants send out strong, tough rhizomes, so it forms very strong sod. It blooms in the summer and seeds into the fall.
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Gamba Grass (Andropogon gayanus)Observer
kabirmuazuDescription
This tufting perennial bunchgrass can grow 4 metres (13 ft) tall and 70 centimetres (2.3 ft) in diameter.
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Missing LocationDescription
The Rubiaceae family comprises one of the largest angiosperm families, with 650 genera and approximately 13,000 species, distributed mainly not only in tropical and subtropical regions.
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Giant Milkweed (Calotropis procera)Observer
kabirmuazuDescription
Calotropis procera is a shrub or small tree up to 2.5 m (max. 6) high, stem usually simple, rarely branched, woody at base and covered with a fissured, corky bark; branches somewhat succulent and densely white tomentose; early glabrescent.
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Eragrostis tremulaObserver
kabirmuazuDescription
Eragrostis tremula is short-lived grass up to 75 cm high. Panicle widely spreading, up to 15 cm long, with long-pedicelled yellow-green or purplish spikelets 1030 cm long and found throughout tropical Africa.
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Ana Tree (Faidherbia albida)Observer
kabirmuazuDescription
Faidherbia albida It is a thorny tree growing up 6–30 m (20–98 ft) tall and 2 m (6.6 ft) in trunk diameter. Its deep-penetrating tap root makes it highly resistant to drought.
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Morning-Glories (Genus Ipomoea)Observer
kabirmuazuDescription
Ipomea muricata is a perennial climber Flower with blue, 5 petals and height: 3 m.
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
kabirmuazuDescription
Neem is a fast-growing tree that can reach a height of 15–20 metres (49–66 ft), and rarely 35–40 metres (115–131 ft).
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Morning-Glories (Genus Ipomoea)Observer
kabirmuazuDescription
Ipomoea aquatica grows in water or on moist soil. Its stems are 2–3 metres (7–10 ft) or more long, rooting at the nodes, and they are hollow and can float. The leaves vary from typically sagittate (arrow head-shaped) to lanceolate, 5–15 cm (2–6 in) long and 2–8 cm (0.8–3 in) broad. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, 3–5 cm (1–2 in) in diameter, and usually white in colour with a mauve centre.
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Legumes (Family Fabaceae)Observer
kabirmuazuDescription
Species of Indigofera are mostly shrubs, though some are small trees or annual or perennial herbs. Most have pinnate leaves. Racemes of flowers grow in the leaf axils.
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Rattlepods (Genus Crotalaria)Observer
kabirmuazuDescription
Annual, c. 100–1000 cm tall.
Many ascending branches, pubescent.
Leaf simple, c. 2.5-10.5 cm long, c. 6–20 mm broad, linear or oblong, obtuse or subacute, apiculate, pubescent on both sides, hairs appressed, silky.
Petiole c. 1.2-2.5 mm long; stipules almost absent.
Inflorescence an erect terminal and lateral raceme, up to 30 cm long, 12-20-flowered. Pedicel c. 3–7 mm long. Bract minute; bracteoles 2, below the calyx. Calyx c. 1.8-2.0 cm long, pubescent, teeth linear-lanceolate. Corolla bright yellow. Vexillum ovate-oblong, slightly exserted.
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Sennas (Genus Senna)Observer
kabirmuazuDescription
Cassia singueana is a deciduous shrub or a small tree with a light, open crown; it can grow 4 - 15 metres tall.
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Durban Crowfoot (Dactyloctenium aegyptium)Observer
kabirmuazuDescription
This grass creeps and has a straight shoot which are usually about 30 centimeters tall.
