Guilleminea densa (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) Moq.

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Recreational area, Cleveland Dam

Synonyms:	Brayulinea densa (Willd.) Small
Common names:
Frequency:	Frequent
Status:	Introduced
Description:	A woolly, prostrate mat-forming perennial herb. Leaves narrowly elliptic to broadly ovate; glabrous on the upper surface and with long matted white hairs on the lower surface. Inflorescences to 6 mm, dense, ovoid, whitish.
Notes:	For the distinctions between this species and species of Alternanthera, see the note after Alternanthera caracasana.
Derivation of specific name:	densa: dense
Habitat:	On roadsides, in grassland and open woodland, usually in well-trodden disturbed places.
Altitude range: (metres)	350 - 1550 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Native of the warmer parts of N and S America, from the southern USA to northern Argentina, and now a widespread tropical weed
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,W,C,E,S
Growth form:	P
Endemic status:
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Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
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