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| Common names: | Dwarf buffalo-thorn (English) |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrublet, up to 50 cm, with erect annual stems growing from a creeping rhizome. Leaves ovate, 3-veined from the base; margins finely serrate. Stipules in the form of opposite spines, usually on straight, one hooked. Flowers in small axillary clusters, greenish-yellow. Fruits up to 8 mm in diameter. |
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| Habitat: | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1000 - 1560 m |
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| Zimbabwe distribution: | W,C |
| Growth form: | Ps |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Tarucus sybaris sybaris (Dotted blue) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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