Annuals

The following is a list of native or naturalised species which, at least some of the time, possess this spot-character.

FamilySpeciesComment
Acanthaceae Hygrophila schulli
Alismataceae Limnophyton obtusifolium
Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides
Asteraceae Aspilia ciliata
Asteraceae Bidens diversa
Asteraceae Neojeffreya decurrens
Asteraceae Pasaccardoa grantii
Asteraceae Synedrella nodiflora
Asteraceae Vernonia zambiana
Brassicaceae Lepidium bonariense
Campanulaceae Monopsis stellarioides subsp. schimperiana
Cannabaceae Cannabis sativa
Cleomaceae Cleome rutidosperma var. rutidosperma
Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides var. alsinoides
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea plebeia subsp. africana
Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia tamnifolia
Convolvulaceae Xenostegia pinnata
Cyperaceae Pycreus polystachyos var. laxiflorus Annual herb
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia cyathophora
Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis var. communis
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Senna obtusifolia
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Senna occidentalis
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Crotalaria axillifloroides
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Crotalaria baumii
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Crotalaria comosa
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Crotalaria distans subsp. macrotropis
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Crotalaria kipandensis
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Crotalaria ononoides
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Crotalaria parvula
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Crotalaria sertulifera
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Crotalaria streptorrhyncha
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Crotalaria vanmeelii
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Indigofera nummulariifolia
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Indigofera polysphaera
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Kotschya capitulifera var. capitulifera
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Macrotyloma daltonii
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Sesbania sesban var. nubica
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Tephrosia stormsii var. stormsii
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Vigna oblongifolia var. oblongifolia
Gentianaceae Faroa acaulis
Lamiaceae Aeollanthus suaveolens
Lamiaceae Pycnostachys ciliata
Linderniaceae Vandellia diffusa var. diffusa
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Abelmoschus esculentus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus acetosella
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus cannabinus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus lobatus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus mastersianus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus nigricaulis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus physaloides
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus sabdariffa
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus sidiformis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus surattensis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus tridactylites
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Kosteletzkya buettneri
Melastomataceae Antherotoma tenuis
Ochnaceae Sauvagesia erecta
Orobanchaceae Rhamphicarpa brevipedicellata
Orobanchaceae Rhamphicarpa fistulosa
Oxalidaceae Biophytum abyssinicum
Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus gossweileri
Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus leucanthus
Poaceae Setaria homonyma
Poaceae Setaria megaphylla
Portulacaceae Portulaca quadrifida
Primulaceae Anagallis acuminata
Primulaceae Anagallis barbata
Primulaceae Anagallis pumila
Sphenocleaceae Sphenoclea zeylanica
Violaceae Afrohybanthus enneaspermus
Vitaceae Cyphostemma obovato-oblongum
Zygophyllaceae Tribulus terrestris
Number of species: 72


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: List of native or naturalised species with each spot-character: Annuals.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=16, retrieved 5 December 2025

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