Sansevieria pearsonii N.E. Br.

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Epworth

Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park Nature Reserve, Harare

Synonyms:	Sansevieria desertii N.E. Br.
Common names:	Spiky mother-in-law's tongue (English)
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Status:	Native
Description:	Succulent perennial, up to 1 m, with a fan of hard, ribbed, cylindric leaves, overlapping near the base. The leaves are spine-tipped at the apex. Inflorescence a tall raceme of pinkish-brown to blue-mauve flowers, usually opening at night.
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Habitat:	A colony-forming species of dry scrub and woodland, often in rocky or sandy areas.
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Zimbabwe distribution:	N,W,C,E,S
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 59. (Includes a picture).

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