Records determined by Henk Beentje

Shrub to 1 m, rare on disturbed sites. Stems with brown colorations. Leaves green, rough to touch. Flowers yellow. Petals with brown streaks. Bracts green.

Shrub; in woodland; to 1 m; frequent; stem yellowish green; leaves smooth adaxially; dense woolly hairs abaxially; flowers yellow, with spiny green bracts; stem latex white.

Two very local populations found.

Herb, 45 cm. Stems light green with white hairs, maroon tint at nodes; leaves light green with white hairs; flowers with bright yellow petals, bright yellow anthers and stigmas.

Herb to 1 m. Stems and leaf veins with white hairs. Flowers yellow. Bracts green.

Occasional and widespread but rarely flowering; in woodland; bracts green; florets purple.

Shrub, rare, growing in shady understory. Flowers yellow. Bracts green.

Herb; 40 cm erect. Stems strongly ridged. Plant with turpentine odour. Phyllaries green. Ligules and disk flowers orange-yellow. In grassy slopes and stream side.

Shrub to 0.7 m, common in open areas. Stems green. Leaves light green. Flowers yellow. Bracts green. Calyx light green. Corolla yellow.

Herb; 50 cm, erect. Stems winged, with curved white trichomes. Phyllaries green. Ligules bright yellow, disk flowers yellow. Plant glandular sticky with slight camphor odour.

Herb, occasional on gravel fringes. Stem brown around the bases. Flowers yellow.

Ripe fruit red

Herb; 85 cm, erect. Plant with short, stiff hairs; roughly pubescent. Phyllaries pale green with maroon tips. Disk flowers purple, anthers powdery white. Common.

Herb to 0.5 m high in the forest understory. Stems and leaves yellowish green. Flowers purplish blue. Bracts green.

Herb 20 cm. Stems light green with a brown tint towards the base; leaves light green; flowers light purple.

Scandent suffrutex; in woodland on slow draining pan; frequent; leaves green, grey; flowers violet.

Herb; 40 cm, erect. Leaves white below. Phyllaries green, cobwebby pubescent at base. Ligules and disk flowers bright yellow. On grassy hillside.

Occasional, in open grassy areas; stems pale green-white with pale purple markings; bracts light purple; florets light purple.

Occasional; leaning on grasses along stream; stems green to purple; outer bracts green; florets yellow with bright yellow rays; fruit becoming black with stiff, white hairs.

Trailing on rocks along the Zambezi River. Stems green with short grey hairs, brown tint towards base; flowers yellow; bracts green with dark brown tint.

Common along shore margins and among bushy groups. Stems green appearing lighter on the underside. Flowers yellow. Bracts greenish brown.

Herb, 85 cm, erect. Plant with short stiff white hairs. Phyllaries pale green. Flowering bracts dull purple-pink, green at tips. Disk flowers purple. In open, cut over areas.

Rare; among rocks; stems brown at base to light grey further distally; lenticels light grey; adaxial leaf surface green; grey abaxially; bracts light green; flowers completely white; plant to 1.5 m.

Shrub, 1.5 m erect from single stem. Bark grey-brown. Leaves white below. Phyllaries green, brown at apex. Disk flowers dirty white, bristles cream. Common among larger rocks.

Purple flowers

Herb; 50 cm, erect from woody root. Plant rough hairy, sandpapery. Phyllaries greenish-white. Disk flowers pale turquoise blue, showy. On rocky roadcut.

Herb; 60 cm, erect. Plant rough hairy. Phyllaries green, maroon at apex, densely hairy, especially when young. Disk flowers purple.

Shrub, with stems dark green; leaves dark green adaxially and white abaxially; florets white with hard, light green bracts; common; in the grass; in miombo woodlands.

Shrub; to 0.2 m; in woodland; rare; leaves green, pale grey abaxially; stem hairy with dark hairs; flowers white.

Herb; common; amongst grasses in woodland; to 0.6 m; stem and leaves hairy; tubers cream; flowers violet.