Ruelliopsis setosa (Nees) C.B. Clarke

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SRGH

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Frequency:	Rare
Status:	Native
Description:	Prostrate perennial herb with a taproot. Leaves linear to lanceolate, occurring in clusters along the otherwise bare stems. Stems and leaves bristly-hairy. Flowers blue, protruding from the leaf clusters.
Notes:	Only 2 specimens of this species in SRGH on 12 June 2007. Various details above have been extracted from other countries' specimens, particularly from Botswana.
Derivation of specific name:	setosa: bristly-hairy
Habitat:	In black, clay soils, edges of pans, open grassland and on termitaria
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:	Jan - Apr
Worldwide distribution:	Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and S Africa (based on specimens in SRGH)
Zimbabwe distribution:	W
Growth form:	P
Endemic status:
Red data list status:	Data deficient
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Tuesday 12 June 2007
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