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Craterocapsa tarsodes
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Mt Nyangani
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| Synonyms: |
Wahlenbergia montana A. DC. var. glabrata Sond. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Rare |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb with prostrate stems. Leaves mostly rosulate at the tips of branches, lanceolate to oblanceolate; margin sparsely denticulate. Flowers sessile in the leaf rosettes. Corolla white to blue. Capsule 2-3 mm, subspherical, crowned by the hardened calyx lobes. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In shallow soil in rocky montane grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Above 2200 m |
| Flowering time: | Feb? |
| Worldwide distribution: | S Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form: | P |
| 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 |
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Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Craterocapsa tarsodes
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Craterocapsa tarsodes
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Craterocapsa tarsodes
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Craterocapsa tarsodes
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Craterocapsa tarsodes
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Craterocapsa tarsodes
JSTOR Plant Science: Craterocapsa tarsodes
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Craterocapsa tarsodes
Tropicos: Craterocapsa tarsodes
West African Plants database: Craterocapsa tarsodes
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