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Helichrysum chionosphaerum
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| Synonyms: |
Helichrysum pondoense Schltr. Helichrysum randii S. Moore |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Mat-forming perennial herb with spreading, more or less prostrate branches growing from a strong woody rootstock. Leaves in a basal rosette or crowded on short stems, up to c. 6 mm long, linear, glandular hairy with silky-white margins above, silky woolly below, particularly on the margins and veins. Capitula solitary or in small clusters. Involucral bracts shiny white or buff, 6-seriate, up to 8 mm long. Florets numerous, pale yellow. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | chionosphaerum: chionos - snow (Gr); "with a ring of snow"; probably referring to the white involucral bracts. |
| Habitat: | On rocks in submontane grassland. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Swaziland and S Africa as far as the Eastern Cape. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 13 December 2008 |
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African Plant Database: Helichrysum chionosphaerumBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Helichrysum chionosphaerum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Helichrysum chionosphaerum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Helichrysum chionosphaerum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Helichrysum chionosphaerum
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Helichrysum chionosphaerum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Helichrysum chionosphaerum
JSTOR Plant Science: Helichrysum chionosphaerum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Helichrysum chionosphaerum
Tropicos: Helichrysum chionosphaerum
West African Plants database: Helichrysum chionosphaerum
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