Records determined by Petra Ballings

Determinations: 139

The following is a list of the records determined by Petra Ballings in species name order.

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code(s) Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
7625Adiantum capillus-veneris26 Aug 2005BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB627 P Ballings BR
 Rain forestVictoria Falls240Zimbabwe1725D4W900

-17.92397225.8485567
33035Adiantum capillus-veneris20 Dec 2010BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings 1431 P Ballings BR
 By streambankLa Rochelle Botanic Garden74,15680Zimbabwe1832D3E1220

-18.91014032.6926907
38988Adiantum capillus-veneris14 Jan 2012MA Hyde
BT Wursten
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
J Varden
 BT Wursten P Ballings 1781 P Ballings BR
 On wet streambank in shadeTingwa River, near Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area76140Zimbabwe1630D2N120

-16.58039030.8468907
39591Adiantum capillus-veneris9 Jan 2012MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings 1757 P Ballings BR
 Underneath overhanging rock, wet area, water run-offPokoteke gorge, near Masvingo78130Zimbabwe2031A1S1051

-20.12329031.0252607
41344Adiantum capillus-veneris29 Nov 2004BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB137 P Ballings BR
 At foot of tree in sprayzone rainforestVictoria Falls National Park. 240Zimbabwe1725D4W890

-17.92397225.8485567
41623Adiantum capillus-veneris27 Oct 2003BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings 85 P Ballings BR
 On side of a stream bank in half shade, riverine vegetation Valley Lodge, Mutare0Zimbabwe1932B1E985

-19.00308132.6852946
58769Adiantum capillus-veneris23 Jan 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB2078 P Ballings BR
 Riverine vegetation, near water in shade Mount Mberengwa0Zimbabwe2029D2S1185

-20.59744029.9064507
41651Adiantum poiretii31 Jan 2006BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings 139 P Ballings BR
 In shade among bush near small waterfall On the way to Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani0Zimbabwe1932D4VP842120E1520

0.0000000.0000006
49315Adiantum poiretii6 Jan 2013MA Hyde
BT Wursten
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
 P Ballings Among rocks in montane grasslandNyanga N.P.54,1550Zimbabwe1832B4E1915

-18.28533032.7707307
49390Adiantum poiretii6 Jan 2013MA Hyde
BT Wursten
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
 P Ballings Among stones in and around pit Pit structure, Nyanga N.P.54,1550Zimbabwe1832B3E1815

-18.28455032.7403207
49477Adiantum poiretii5 Jan 2013MA Hyde
BT Wursten
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB1865 P Ballings BR
 Riverbank, shade under other vegetationStream below Silvermist cottage, Troutbeck1550Zimbabwe1832B2E1971

-18.17650032.8195207
101680Adiantum poiretii19 Feb 2019BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB2769 P Ballings BR
 On grassy earthbank in spray of waterfall.Lower Chisanga Falls, Nyika National Park.180570Malawi1033D1N1761

-10.53634033.6856907
101686Adiantum poiretii22 Feb 2019BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB2837 P Ballings BR
 Shaded damp roadside bank at forest margin Main road at Chowo Forest, Nyika National Park 180570Malawi1033D1N2191

-10.59431033.6923307
35489Ageratum conyzoides12 Mar 2006BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings Weed in disturbed grassy areaGlobe Rock, Vumba41,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2E1470

0.0000000.0000002
114898Ageratum conyzoides8 Jul 2004BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB230 BT Wursten P Ballings BR
 Disturbed margin between forest and rocky Brachystegia woodland. Castleburn Cliffs, Vumba. 23,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2E1610

-19.12421032.7691206
64768Antrophyum mannianum7 Mar 2013BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB1917 P Ballings BR
 Epiphyte on tree trunk in deep shade in evergreen forest. Chimps Nest, Kibale forest 0Uganda1202

0.40213030.3800507
19316Asplenium dregeanum6 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB753 JE Burrows P Ballings LMU
 Shade on forest floor and rocks in forestLower forested slopes below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa.40Mozambique1834A3MS1078

-18.46623334.0501177
19317Asplenium dregeanum23 Mar 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB496 P Ballings BR
 In forest, in shade on forest floor and among mossy rocks close to riverMt. Gorongosa, forest Canda side40Mozambique1834A3MS1094

Meise specimen (BR) Looks like a cross between A. sandersonii and A. dregeanum

-18.46571734.0509837
73242Asplenium dregeanum23 Apr 2008BT Wursten
A Gardiner
 BT Wursten BW131 P Ballings BR
 In shaded montane evergreen forestForest below Namuli Peak, Sera de Guruve.860Mozambique1537A3Z1710

Specimen Meise (BR)

-15.36948037.0574906
73243Asplenium dregeanum23 Apr 2008BT Wursten
A Gardiner
 BT Wursten BW119 P Ballings BR
 In shaded montane evergreen forestForest below Namuli Peak, Sera de Guruve.860Mozambique1537A3Z1710

Specimen Meise (BR)

-15.36948037.0574906
124683Asplenium dregeanum7 May 2022BT Wursten
P Ballings
F Andicene
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB3351 P Ballings BR
LMA
EOWBL
 Lithophytic on boulders in deeply shaded montane forestMt Gorongosa40Mozambique1834A3MS1667

-18.44527034.0503107
19397Asplenium protensum25 Mar 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB485 P Ballings BR
 In forest, in shade on moss covered rocksMt. Gorongosa, forest Canda side40Mozambique1834A3MS1427

-18.45320034.0527177
36135Asplenium protensum26 Nov 2003BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings 104 P Ballings BR
 Mossy rock next to river in shade Below Mtarazi falls, Gatzi, Inyanga0Zimbabwe1832B4VQ78-56-E0

0.0000000.0000005
36136Asplenium protensum28 May 2004BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings 121 P Ballings BR
 Lithophyte in shade in forest next to Rd. Way to Tsetsera, Himalayas0Zimbabwe1932B4E0

0.0000000.0000002
36144Asplenium protensum16 Apr 2002BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings 122 P Ballings BR
 Forest, in shade near road Himalayas0Zimbabwe1932B4E0

0.0000000.0000002
54163Asplenium protensum11 Dec 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
S Dondeyne
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB1267 P Ballings BR
 Sunny, open area in forest Tsetsera850Mozambique1932B4MS1834

-19.39781732.8351507
101663Asplenium protensum17 Feb 2019BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Sibale
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB2687 P Ballings BR
 Understorey of montane evergreen forestZovo Chipolo Forest, Nyika National Park 180570Malawi1033D1N2225

-10.57478033.7088506
101676Asplenium protensum18 Feb 2019BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Sibale
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB2742 P Ballings BR
 In understorey of montane evergreen forest Zovo Chipolo Forest, Nyika National Park 180570Malawi1033D1N2225

-10.57478033.7088506
116965Asplenium protensum7 May 2022BT Wursten
P Ballings
F Andicene
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB3365 P Ballings BR
LMA
EOWBL
 in shade on mossy rock in forest Mt Gorongosa 4630Mozambique1834A3MS1573

-18.44783034.0515407
15930Borassus aethiopum15 Feb 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings Remnant of original vegetation in camp.In Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.140Mozambique1834C4MS36

-18.98246134.3522617
40430Borassus aethiopum28 May 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings Margin of seasonally flooded area near riverAlong road from entrance gate to Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park140Mozambique1934A2MS45

-19.00770034.2814147
35465Brachystegia spiciformis8 Jul 2004BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB168 BT Wursten P Ballings BR
 Rocky mistbelt Brachystegia woodlandCastleburn Cliffs23,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2VP756857E1590

0.0000000.0000006
51662Bulbophyllum sandersonii subsp. sandersonii11 Nov 2012NR Crouch
 P Ballings BT Wursten Red Wall Cave area, Chimanimani N.P.330Zimbabwe1933C3 E1741

 6
42595Cassia abbreviata27 Jan 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB372 BT Wursten P Ballings LMU
 Deciduous woodland.Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.140Mozambique1834C4MS39

-18.97783934.3517097
24838Combretum adenogonium8 Nov 2006BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB314 BT Wursten P Ballings LMU
 Remnant tree on old termite mound in camp. Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.140Mozambique1834C4MS38

-18.98076734.3512337
42568Combretum adenogonium27 Jan 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB374 BT Wursten P Ballings LMU
 Deciduous woodland.Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park.140Mozambique1834C4MS40

-18.97783934.3517097
32472Commiphora africana27 Jan 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB371 BT Wursten P Ballings LMU
 Deciduous woodland.Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park.140Mozambique1834C4MS39

-18.97783934.3517097
40824Commiphora africana9 Nov 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB964 P Ballings BR
 Deciduous woodlandAlong road no. 11 near Chitengo gate, Gorongosa National Park.140Mozambique1834C4MS38

Young fruit and tiny young leaves

-18.97928334.3553007
42602Dalbergia boehmii subsp. boehmii27 Jan 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB373 BT Wursten P Ballings LMU
 Deciduous woodland.Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.140Mozambique1834C4MS39

-18.97783934.3517097
54144Davallia chaerophylloides9 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB862 JE Burrows P Ballings BR
 Epiphyte in tree next to river, in shade, miombo woodland.Levasflor, Cheringoma.880Mozambique1834D4MS0

0.0000000.0000002
36977Dicranopteris linearis17 Nov 2003BT Wursten
P Ballings
 P Ballings Next to river on bank Aberfoyle, Honde Valley730Zimbabwe1832B4E835

-18.29250032.9681906
36978Dicranopteris linearis22 Dec 2010BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings 1452 P Ballings BR
 Near road on rocks at pine forest Stapleford, John Meikle Reseach Station2100Zimbabwe1832D2E1172

-18.70314032.8780707
60656Dicranopteris linearis18 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB2248 P Ballings SRGH
K
BR
LMA
 At margin of upper treeline between woodland and grassland quartzite sandy soil Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts 320Mozambique1933C1MS1499

-19.74380033.0143107
128193Dyschoriste nagchana24 Dec 2024BT Wursten
P Ballings
 P Ballings Disturbed open groundNational Botanic Garden, Harare.1,210Zimbabwe1731C3C1525

iNaturalist record

-17.79897031.0532207
128194Dyschoriste nagchana24 Dec 2024BT Wursten
P Ballings
 P Ballings Disturbed open groundNational Botanic Garden, Harare.1,210Zimbabwe1731C3C1520

iNaturalist record

-17.79833031.0521007
36955Eichhornia crassipes8 Oct 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB901 BT Wursten P Ballings LMU
 River channel.Mussicadzi River, Gorongosa National Park140Mozambique1834C4MS20

-18.92741734.3614677
114945Englerophytum magalismontanum8 Jul 2004BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB303 BT Wursten P Ballings BR
 Subcanopy tree in montane forestCastleburn Forest, Vumba23,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2E1630

Leaves with notched apex; lateral veins not clearly visible

-19.12323032.7695506
36974Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. ramosissimum29 Jan 2005BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings 107 P Ballings BR
 Among grass in wet vlei, full sun Aerdale rd., Juliasdale0Zimbabwe1832B3VQ522674E1740

0.0000000.0000006
48992Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. ramosissimum28 Dec 2012MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB1825 P Ballings BR
 Sandy soil next to dry river, shade Uzumba C.L., Nyaganda school area0Zimbabwe1731B2N804

-17.15309031.8506107
49205Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. ramosissimum5 Jan 2013MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
 P Ballings Riverbank, shade close to waterStream below Silvermist cottage, Troutback1550Zimbabwe1832B2E1968

-18.17645032.8197907
36480Gomphrena celosioides27 Jan 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB387 BT Wursten P Ballings LMU
 Disturbed soilChitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park140Mozambique1834C4MS39

-18.97911334.3519267
40410Kigelia africana subsp. africana12 Jul 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB757 BT Wursten P Ballings LMU
 Deciduous woodlandAlong road no. 2, Gorongosa National Park.140Mozambique1834C4MS36

-18.95923334.3983837
40440Lantana camara12 Feb 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB1030 BT Wursten P Ballings LMU
 Disturbed riverine vegetation near bridgeAlong road from entrance gate to Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park.140Mozambique1834C4MS36

-18.99383334.3101337
33552Lycopodiella cernua25 Dec 2010BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings 1462 P Ballings BR
 Riverine forestHadange River crossing, rd to Outward Bound, Chimanimani80Zimbabwe1932D4E1130

-19.77336032.9841207
34655Lycopodiella cernua5 Jan 2011BT Wursten
P Ballings
 P Ballings Road bank, margin of montane forest and ericoid scrubJohn Meikle Forestry Estate, Stapleford156,21080Zimbabwe1832D2E1649

-18.72566032.8341007
37137Lycopodiella cernua8 Jun 2000BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings 20 P Ballings BR
 Rocky grass area near forest edge, half sun Castle Ray, Vumba630Zimbabwe1932B1VP72-89-E0

0.0000000.0000005
60687Lycopodiella cernua20 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB2275 P Ballings SRGH
K
BR
LMA
 In black peaty soil on a stream bank in rocky montane grassland Plateau between Mt Nhamudimu and Mt Binga, Chimanimani Mts 320Mozambique1933C3MS1610

-19.76538033.0804207
61726Lycopodiella cernua23 Apr 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
 P Ballings Among rocks in full sun, close to dried-up riverbedSmall valley North-east of Mt Binga, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C3MS1658

-19.75844033.0948307
100562Lycopodiella cernua14 Feb 2019BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Sibale
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB2593 P Ballings BR
 Wet montane grassland near dam.Dam 1, Chelinda Camp, Nyika National Park.180570Malawi1033D2N2279

-10.58834033.8106107
19677Microsorum punctatum12 Dec 2006BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB354 P Ballings BR
LMU
 On rocks next to river, moist area in shadeNhandar River below Nhancuco, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa. 40Mozambique1834C1MS545

Creeping rhizome, fronds closely spaced, not proliferous; common epiphyte and lithophyte along river.

-18.51310034.0621837
33820Microsorum punctatum28 Dec 2010BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings On rock, shade in evergreen forestOld power station, Nyahode river, road to Rusitu80Zimbabwe2032B2E800

-20.01069032.8401907
34061Microsorum punctatum1 Jan 2011BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings Riverine forestNyamkombe River near Mermaid Falls, Aberfoyle7380Zimbabwe1832B4E729

Low level epiphyte at the base of a tree trunk

-18.29617032.9781007
40582Microsorum punctatum17 Feb 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings Epiphyte in low altitude evergreen forestRusitu Forest520Zimbabwe2032B2E350

-20.02889032.9886006
40583Microsorum punctatum17 Feb 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings 864 BT Wursten P Ballings BR
 In tree next to road, shade in low altitude evergreen forest Rusitu river, Haroni-Rusitu520Zimbabwe2032B2E350

-20.02888832.9886117
40584Microsorum punctatum27 Nov 2003BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB102 BT Wursten P Ballings BR
 Deep shade in forest on rocks and trees Aberfoyle Tea estates, Honde Valley730Zimbabwe1832B4E830

-18.29404032.9698106
19676Microsorum scolopendria22 Jun 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB735 P Ballings LMU
 In light shade among rocks and grass in Brachystegia woodlandRidge above Cavalo, Sanjunjire, Mt. Gorongosa.40Mozambique1834A3MS1070

-18.46050034.1690177
33770Microsorum scolopendria28 Dec 2010BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings 1533 P Ballings BR
 Shade in evergreen forestOld power station, Nyahode river, road to Rusitu80Zimbabwe2032B2E819

-20.01050032.8404507
40605Microsorum scolopendria18 Feb 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings 869 P Ballings BR
 Epiphyte in riverine forest in shade. Haroni river, Haroni-Rusitu520Zimbabwe2033A1WN01-86-E350

0.0000000.0000005
40606Microsorum scolopendria25 Nov 2003BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings 87 P Ballings BR
 Along forest floor and also epiphytic, half shade, next to lower Pungwe Katiyo Tea estates, Honde Valley2360Zimbabwe1833A3E588

-18.37643033.0560906
54179Microsorum scolopendria10 Dec 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
S Dondeyne
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB1282 P Ballings BR
 In riverine vegetation; in light shade among rocks & schrub, 4m from river Crossing Musapa Pequeno, road to Chikukwa0Mozambique1933C1MS572

-19.58456733.0834837
42724Nephrolepis biserrata17 Feb 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB865 P Ballings BR
 In shade at forest margin next to road Rusitu river, Haroni-Rusitu520Zimbabwe2032B2E350

0.0000000.0000002
19637Oleandra distenta5 Mar 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB438 P Ballings BR
 Climbing up tree in forest, shadeMt. Gorongosa, forest Canda side40Mozambique1834A3MS0

0.0000000.0000002
19638Oleandra distenta24 Mar 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 P Ballings In forest, in shade on moss covered rocksMt. Gorongosa, forest Canda side40Mozambique1834A3MS1427

iNaturalist record

-18.45320034.0527176
42539Oleandra distenta10 May 2002BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB73 P Ballings BR
 Epiphyte on tree , shade , next to Vumba rd Bunga forest, Vumba39,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2VP756868E0

Images of this record were taken on 7-05-2004 (record id. No 24510 and 24511)

0.0000000.0000006
60653Oleandra distenta16 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB2207 P Ballings SRGH
K
BR
LMA
 In cracks in rocks on a vertical quartzite sandstone rock face Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C1MS1390

-19.74411033.0257207
61718Oleandra distenta23 Apr 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
 P Ballings In crack of rock on large boulders next to river Small valley North-east of Mt Binga, Chimanimani Mts 1680Mozambique1933C3MS1669

-19.75821033.0947507
101685Oleandra distenta21 Feb 2019BT Wursten
P Ballings
M Siska
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB2827 P Ballings BR
 On rocky outcrop in montane grassland Chelinda Bridge, Nyika National Park 180570Malawi1033D2N2230

-10.67085033.8568306
36150Orthochilus eustachyus5 Feb 2004BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings Submontane grasslandNear main road boundary, Nyanga National Park54,1550Zimbabwe1832B3 1750

 2
51661Orthochilus mechowii9 Nov 2012NR Crouch
 P Ballings BT Wursten Eland Sanctuary, Chimanimani0Zimbabwe1932D4 E0

 2
42593Panicum maximum11 Dec 2006BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB365 P Ballings LMU
 Grassy secondary vegetation.School site Nhancuco, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa0Mozambique1834C1MS610

-18.52036734.0524837
42611Panicum maximum28 Jan 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB381 P Ballings LMU
 Disturbed grassy vegetation.Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.140Mozambique1834C4MS39

-18.97898634.3521767
114941Richardia brasiliensis19 Jan 2005BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB297 BT Wursten P Ballings BR
 Along path among grasses.Gwasha, Chinyakwaremba, Vumba20,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2E1595

Leaf blades hairy on upper surface; flowers c. 3 mm in diameter.

-19.12442032.7886006
114942Richardia scabra19 Jan 2005BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB298 BT Wursten P Ballings BR
 Along path among grasses.Gwasha, Chinyakwaremba, Vumba20,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2E1595

Leaf blades hairy on along the margins; flowers c. 5 mm in diameter.

-19.12442032.7886006
26477Selaginella dregei29 Dec 2009MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB1377 P Ballings BR
 On bare rocks in full sun in rocky miombo woodlandChriston Bank, Harare70Zimbabwe1731C1C1354

-17.58826031.0106107
28893Selaginella dregei16 Feb 2006BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB1201 P Ballings BR
 On bare rock surfaceMalilangwe Wildlife Reserve300Zimbabwe2131B2S370

0.0000000.0000002
33723Selaginella dregei27 Dec 2010BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings 1506 P Ballings BR
 Rocky Brachystegia woodland among large quartzite bouldersPath to Hadange Gorge, Chimanimani National Park3380Zimbabwe1932D4E1285

Lithophytic on vertical quartzite rock face

-19.77210032.9978407
38199Selaginella dregei7 Jan 2012MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings 1746 P Ballings BR
 On thin soil over rocks, in full sun or in shade of small shrubs and grassesNear the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park75130Zimbabwe2031A1S1090

-20.21918031.0110307
41846Selaginella dregei28 Dec 2007MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB1334 P Ballings BR
 Wooded grassland, light shade in rocky soil Tuli, road to Tuli940Zimbabwe2129C3QF294771S630

0.0000000.0000006
41852Selaginella dregei18 Jan 2002BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB70 P Ballings BR
 Rocky outcrop in Msasa woodland, in light shade forming moss-like cover over rocks Globe rock, Vumba41,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2VP803847E0

0.0000000.0000006
49019Selaginella dregei4 Jan 2013MA Hyde
BT Wursten
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
 P Ballings On sheetrock in full sun in rocky woodland Nyanga area1550Zimbabwe1832B3E1700

-18.28215032.7018307
49472Selaginella dregei10 Jan 2013MA Hyde
BT Wursten
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
 P Ballings On sheetrock in full sun in rocky woodlandNyahokwe, Nyanga0Zimbabwe1832B1E1480

-18.14740032.6881807
49515Selaginella dregei10 Jan 2013MA Hyde
BT Wursten
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB1904 P Ballings BR
 On wet sheetrock plateau below top in rocky woodlandNyahokwe, Nyanga0Zimbabwe1832B1E1547

-18.14262032.6884707
54154Selaginella dregei11 Dec 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
S Dondeyne
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB1259 P Ballings BR
 Full sun on wet sheet rock in montane grassland/Ericoid scrub Tsetsera850Mozambique1932B4MS2015

-19.39761732.8446007
56951Selaginella dregei15 Jan 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Thomsen
F Thomsen
 P Ballings Edge of vegetation island, in shade, rocky sheets of kopje in woodland Mount Chinaka, Jusliasdale1630Zimbabwe1832B3E1899

-18.36886032.6471107
58763Selaginella dregei22 Jan 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB2060 P Ballings BR
 Rocky outcrop in woodland, on open sheetrock in full sunAlong road from Mount Buchwa to Zvishavane0Zimbabwe2030C2S869

-20.55709030.3062107
58940Selaginella dregei24 Jan 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
 P Ballings Rocky overhang, in wet crack of rocks in shade Mount Buchwa, road from tunnel to lake filled open mine 580Zimbabwe2030C2E1387

-20.62276030.3274207
58950Selaginella dregei25 Jan 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
 P Ballings Rocky outcrop close to stream, among rocks and on sheetrock in full sun Road from Zhishavane to Bulawayo 0Zimbabwe2029B3W1121

-20.46673029.5825837
58960Selaginella dregei25 Jan 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
 P Ballings Rocky hillsideRoad from Zhishavane to Bulawayo, past Mbalabala 0Zimbabwe2029A3W1138

-20.42827029.0291707
58975Selaginella dregei27 Jan 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB2117 P Ballings BR
 Vegetation island on sheetrock Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B3W1486

-20.43969228.7485277
58989Selaginella dregei1 Feb 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
C Sharp
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB2168 P Ballings BR
 Rocky area near chalets Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B4W1465

-20.43671228.7506307
58999Selaginella dregei4 Feb 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
 P Ballings Top plateau, rocky area with sheetrock Ngomakurira360Zimbabwe1731C1C1498

-17.55665031.2372307
61647Selaginella dregei16 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB 2206 P Ballings SRGH
K
BR
LMA
 In cracks and on shallow soil patches on a quartzite sandstone rocky ledge Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C1MS1395

-19.74393033.0254807
62278Selaginella dregei20 Dec 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
 P Ballings In shallow soil on open granite rockKhumalo Communal Land0Zimbabwe2028D1W1108

-20.66947028.5542707
64545Selaginella dregei13 Jan 2015BT Wursten
P Ballings
 P Ballings Flat rock plateau in grassy areaAlong road to Masasanya Dam, Gonarezhou National Park.1600Zimbabwe2131B4S417

-21.28226131.9383907
39454Selaginella goudotiana var. abyssinica14 Jan 2012MA Hyde
BT Wursten
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
J Varden
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB1782 P Ballings BR
 Wet riverbank, shadeTingwa River, near Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area76140Zimbabwe1630D2N1205

-16.58056030.8476307
41815Selaginella goudotiana var. abyssinica8 Mar 2001BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB57 P Ballings BR
 On rocks and along path in deep shaded forest Hivu farm, Vumba630Zimbabwe1932B2VP75-87-E0

0.0000000.0000005
41816Selaginella goudotiana var. abyssinicaNo dateBT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB160 P Ballings BR
 In Msasa woodland Globe rock, Vumba41,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2VP803847E0

0.0000000.0000006
49029Selaginella goudotiana var. abyssinica5 Jan 2013MA Hyde
BT Wursten
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB1861 P Ballings BR
 StreambankStream below Silvermist cottage, Troutback1550Zimbabwe1832B2E1975

-18.17690032.8191707
49313Selaginella goudotiana var. abyssinica6 Jan 2013MA Hyde
BT Wursten
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
 P Ballings Among rocks in montane grasslandNyanga N.P.54,1550Zimbabwe1832B4E1915

-18.28533032.7707307
49386Selaginella goudotiana var. abyssinica6 Jan 2013MA Hyde
BT Wursten
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
 P Ballings Among rocks close to waterfall Nyamuziwa falls, Nyanga N.P.54,1550Zimbabwe1832B4E1917

-18.25289032.7912807
49426Selaginella goudotiana var. abyssinica8 Jan 2013BT Wursten
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
 P Ballings Stream in ericoid scrubPath to waterfall, Mtarazi Falls, Inyanga1550Zimbabwe1832B4E1693

-18.48079032.7939607
57229Selaginella goudotiana var. abyssinica15 Jan 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Thomsen
F Thomsen
 P Ballings Edge of vegetation island, in shade, rocky sheets of kopje in woodland Mount Chinaka, Juliasdale1630Zimbabwe1832B3E1899

-18.36886032.6471107
58937Selaginella goudotiana var. abyssinica12 Feb 2005MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
 P Ballings Mt. Rukotso, Nyanga25,1550Zimbabwe1832B2E0

0.0000000.0000005
61468Selaginella goudotiana var. abyssinica16 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB 2213 P Ballings SRGH
K
BR
LMA
 On bank next to stream in gwasha of evergreen forest Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C1MS1347

-19.74392033.0285407
101664Selaginella goudotiana var. abyssinica17 Feb 2019BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Sibale
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB2688 P Ballings BR
 Understorey of montane evergreen forestZovo Chipolo Forest, Nyika National Park 180570Malawi1033D1N2225

-10.57478033.7088506
19720Selaginella kraussiana6 Mar 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB401 P Ballings BR
 On and in between rocks in shade in forestMt. Gorongosa, forest Canda side40Mozambique1834A3MS1490

-18.45038334.0516677
42058Selaginella kraussiana17 Nov 2004BT Wursten
P Ballings
 P Ballings Forming mats, shade in evergreen forest. Gwasha forest, Chinyakwaremba, Vumba20,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2VP775856E0

0.0000000.0000006
42061Selaginella kraussiana30 Oct 2003BT Wursten
P Ballings
 P Ballings Forming mats, shade in evergreen forest. Gwasha forest, Chinyakwaremba, Vumba20,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2VP775856E0

0.0000000.0000006
42062Selaginella kraussiana13 Oct 1998BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB5 P Ballings BR
 Moist earthbanks in montane forest, shade Bunga forest, Vumba39,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2VP75-86-E0

0.0000000.0000005
54168Selaginella kraussiana11 Dec 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
S Dondeyne
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB1272 P Ballings BR
 In forestTsetsera850Mozambique1932B4MS1892

-19.39611732.8353837
116671Selaginella kraussiana7 May 2022BT Wursten
P Ballings
F Andicene
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB3361 P Ballings BR
LMA
EOWBL
 on a mossy branch and on the forest floor in half shade Mt Gorongosa4630Mozambique1834A3MS1615

Roots along the stem

-18.44551034.0510307
19729Selaginella mittenii7 Mar 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB408 P Ballings LMU
 In shade in rock crevices among mossMt. Gorongosa, summit40Mozambique1834A3MS1720

-18.44271734.0481007
33565Selaginella mittenii25 Dec 2010BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB1467 P Ballings BR
 Riverine forestHadange River crossing, rd to Outward Bound, Chimanimani80Zimbabwe1932D4E1130

-19.77336032.9841207
39455Selaginella mittenii14 Jan 2012MA Hyde
BT Wursten
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
J Varden
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB1783 P Ballings BR
 Wet streambank in riverine fringes, shadeKopje tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area76140Zimbabwe1630D2N1210

-16.58039030.8468907
39805Selaginella mittenii15 Jan 2012MA Hyde
BT Wursten
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
J Varden
 P Ballings In dry riverbed on serpentineKopje Tops, Mavhuradonha76140Zimbabwe1630D2N1220

When dry lateral leaves curl around the stem

-16.58502030.8467707
42082Selaginella mittenii17 Dec 2005BT Wursten
P Ballings
 P Ballings Brachystegia woodland, rock crevices Castleburn cliffs, Vumba23,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2VP756857E0

0.0000000.0000006
42085Selaginella mittenii17 Nov 2003BT Wursten
P Ballings
 P Ballings Nyakombe river, Honde Valley0Zimbabwe1833A3E0

0.0000000.0000002
42086Selaginella mittenii17 Nov 2005BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB90 P Ballings BR
 Brachystegia woodland, rock crevices under grasses Castleburn cliffs, Vumba23,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2VP756857E0

0.0000000.0000006
54180Selaginella mittenii10 Dec 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
S Dondeyne
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB1283 P Ballings BR
 In riverine vegetation, in deep shade at bottom of rocksCrossing Musapa Pequeno, road to Chikukwa0Mozambique1933C1MS575

-19.58455033.0841677
58938Selaginella mittenii24 Jan 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB2088 P Ballings BR
 On moist mossy rock in shade Mount Buhwa, area close to tunnel, behind old building 580Zimbabwe2030C2S1382

-20.62262030.3279807
59001Selaginella mittenii4 Feb 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
 P Ballings Rocky moist overhang in shade Ngomakurira360Zimbabwe1731C1C1525

-17.55816031.2376207
60652Selaginella mittenii16 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB2202 P Ballings SRGH
K
BR
LMA
 On a deeply shaded mossy rock in a streambed in mixed Brachystegia woodland and riverine forest Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C1MS1449

-19.74426033.0187207
117027Selaginella mittenii3 May 2022BT Wursten
P Ballings
F Andicene
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB3215 P Ballings BR
LMA
EOWBL
 Flat against the rock in shade Mt Gorongosa4630Mozambique1834A3MS1702

Old leaves only, dying back in winter.

-18.43927034.0467207
35492Tagetes minuta4 Jul 2004BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB244 BT Wursten P Ballings BR
 Disturbed grasslandChinyakwaremba, Vumba20,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2E1680

-19.12516032.7834806
24565Tribulus terrestris28 Jan 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB376 BT Wursten P Ballings LMU
 In disturbed bare groundChitengo Camp, Gorongosa, Mozambique140Mozambique1834C4MS37

-18.97898634.3521767
51612Tristemma mauritianum var. mauritianum19 Nov 2012NR Crouch
 P Ballings BT Wursten Haroni Gorge, Chimanimani520Zimbabwe2033A1E0

0.0000000.0000002
114948Viola abyssinica11 Mar 2006BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB307 BT Wursten P Ballings BR
 Forest edge, moist grassland next to pond. Ndundu Lodge, Vumba10,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2E1670

-19.11783032.7756807
19748Vittaria guineensis var. orientalis6 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings PB455 P Ballings BR
 Next to path on top of rock in shade in forestMt. Gorongosa, forest Canda side40Mozambique1834A3MS0

0.0000000.0000002
41481Vittaria guineensis var. orientalis1 Dec 2005BT Wursten
P Ballings
 BT Wursten P Ballings 132 P Ballings BR
 Deep shade in evergreen forest.J.Ball property, Norseland, Vumba63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2VP792863E1400

0.0000000.0000006

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