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Wahlenbergia denticulata
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Nr upper dam, Hillside Dams, Bulawayo
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Nr upper dam, Hillside Dams, Bulawayo
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| Synonyms: |
Lightfootia denticulata (Burch.) Sond. Lightfootia tenuifolia A. DC. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Somewhat subshrubby perennial or rarely annual herb, up to 1 m. Stems many, decumbent or ascending. Leaves alternate, sessile, linear-lanceolate; margins denticulate. Flowers white to deep blue; corolla deeply split into linear-lanceolate lobes, puberulous inside near the base, hairless or very shortly pubescent outside. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | denticulata: finely toothed, referring to the leaf margins |
| Habitat: | In woodland and grassland, on road sides and in old cultivation, often in sandy or rocky places. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From Kenya to South Africa and West to Angola and DRC. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | AP |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 7 March 2007 |
| Literature: |
Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 46. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plant Database: Wahlenbergia denticulataBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Wahlenbergia denticulata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Wahlenbergia denticulata
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Wahlenbergia denticulata
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Wahlenbergia denticulata
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Wahlenbergia denticulata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Wahlenbergia denticulata
JSTOR Plant Science: Wahlenbergia denticulata
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Wahlenbergia denticulata
Tropicos: Wahlenbergia denticulata
West African Plants database: Wahlenbergia denticulata
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