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| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect perennial herb, up to 2 m but usually less. Leaves mostly opposite, variable in shape and size, from near linear to ovate-oblong; margin shallowly serrate. Capitula yellow, in inflorescences at the ends of branches. Ray-florets up to 2 cm, deeply 3-dentate at the apex. |
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| Habitat: | In swampy areas and along streamsides, occasionally in high rainfall grassland. |
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| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | P |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 29 April 2006 |
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