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| Synonyms: |
Mollugo glinus A. Rich. Mollugo hirta Thunb. Mollugo lotoides (L.) Clarke ex De Wild. & Staner Pharnaceum hirtum Spreng. |
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| Description: |
More or less prostrate annual or perennial herb with spreading rosette-forming stems. Leaves opposite, alternate or appearing whorled, elliptic, obovate or spathulate, up to 37 mm long, densely covered in whitish, woolly stellate hairs; margin entire. Flowers in clusters at the nodes, greenish-white, sometimes tinged pink, stamens numerous. Fruit a capsule c. 6 mm long. See Glinus lotoides var. virens for comparison. |
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| Habitat: | In various types of woodland, scrub, riverine fringes, grassland and along roadsides, often in sandy soils. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1400 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in the Old World tropics and subtropics. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Gonçalves, M.L. (1978). Molluginaceae FZ 4 Pages 537 - 538. Mapaura, A & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 15. under Aizoaceae Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 79. |
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