Tricliceras longepedunculatum (Mast.) R. Fern.
var. longepedunculatum

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Leopard Rock Game Reserve, Vumba

Synonyms:	Wormskioldia longepedunculata Mast.
Common names:	Roadside pimpernel (E)
Frequency:	Common
Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial herb with annual stems, which are covered in long purple hairs. Although each flower only lasts about one day, they are produced one after another, which makes the plants an attractive sight for an extensive period of time.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	longepedunculatum: with a long inflorescence-stalk (peduncle)
Habitat:	Found in Brachystegia woodland, grassland and on roadsides.
Altitude range: (metres)	900 - 1500 m
Flowering time:	Nov - Feb
Worldwide distribution:	Tanzania, south to S Africa
Zimbabwe distribution:	NWCES
Growth form:	P
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):	Acraea natalica natalica (Natal acraea) Acraea oncaea (Window acraea or Rooibok)
Literature:
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species

Flora of Mozambique: Tricliceras longepedunculatum
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Tricliceras longepedunculatum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Tricliceras longepedunculatum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Tricliceras longepedunculatum
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Tricliceras longepedunculatum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tricliceras longepedunculatum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Tricliceras longepedunculatum
West African Plants database: Tricliceras longepedunculatum