Wahlenbergia paludicola Thulin

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Synonyms: Lightfootia abyssinica (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Thulin var. tenuis sensu Hepper
Lightfootia gracillima R. E. Fries
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Status: Native
Description:
Slender annual herb, more or less prostrate or straggling, 10–50 cm tall, hairless. Stem usually branching only in upper part. Leaves alternate, sessile, linear to narrowly lanceolate, 2–12 mm long, midvein prominent beneath, lateral veins obscure; margin with a few small teeth; basal leaves more broadly ovate but falling early. Flowers in a lax inflorescence on pedicels 6–32 mm long. Calyx lobes 0·6–1·4 mm long. Corolla white or bluish, split almost to the base into lanceolate lobes 2·4–5 mm long. Capsule 2–locular, 0·6–1·4 mm long.
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Derivation of specific name: paludicola: swamp-loving.
Habitat: In boggy grassland, often on sandy soils.
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Worldwide distribution: Angola, Cameroon, DRC, Uganda, Tanzania Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Madagascar.
Zimbabwe distribution: C
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Literature:

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 31.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 38.

Thulin, M. (1983). Campanulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Page 111.


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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Wahlenbergia paludicola.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=157640, retrieved 29 March 2024

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