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Zinnia peruviana
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By main Harare to Bulawayo Rd, south of Kwekwe
Photo: Bart Wursten
By main Harare to Bulawayo Rd, south of Kwekwe.
Photo: Bart Wursten
By main Harare to Bulawayo Rd, south of Kwekwe.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Khami Ruins
Photo: Bart Wursten
La Rochelle
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| Synonyms: |
Chrysogonum peruvianum L. Zinnia multiflora L. |
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| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Erect annual herb, up to 60 cm tall. Leaves opposite along the stems, subsessile, narrowly oblong-ovate, up to c. 4 cm long, 3-veined from the base, roughly hairy and glandular on both surfaces; margin entire. Capitula terminal, solitary, up to 4 cm in diameter; peduncle 2-7 cm long, gradually thickening towards the top. Disk florets yellow surrounded by a conspicuous whorl of spreading, broadly rounded orange-red ray-florets. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | peruviana: Peruvian, of Peru, S America. |
| Habitat: | A weed of roadsides, particularly in and around Bulawayo. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native from Mexico to Brazil, Peru and Bolivia. Known as a weed in Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Botswana, Zimbabwe and northern South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W,C |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 21 February 2009 |
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African Plant Database: Zinnia peruvianaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Zinnia peruviana
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Zinnia peruviana
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Zinnia peruviana
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Zinnia peruviana
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Zinnia peruviana
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Zinnia peruviana
JSTOR Plant Science: Zinnia peruviana
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Zinnia peruviana
Tropicos: Zinnia peruviana
West African Plants database: Zinnia peruviana
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