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Dicoma tomentosa
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2nd stop, Rimiti West, by rd from Mutare to Birchenough Bridge
Photo: Bart Wursten
Little Toms viewing area, Hwange NP
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| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect annual herb. Stems purplish, covered in whitish felt-like hairs. Leaves linear-elliptic, folded upwards along the midrib, green above with short hairs, greyish below, densely covered in felt-like hairs. Capitula axillary, with long, bristly involucres, straw-coloured, tinged or striped with purple. Florets creamy-white. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | tomentosa: tomentose, densely woolly |
| Habitat: | In hot and dry areas, in sandy soils or rocky places. Also as a weed of old cultivation and disturbed areas. |
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| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | A |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Wild, H. (1972). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 3. Mutisieae. Kirkia 8(2) Pages 188 - 189. |
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Flora of Mozambique: Dicoma tomentosaAfrican Plant Database: Dicoma tomentosa
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Dicoma tomentosa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Dicoma tomentosa
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Dicoma tomentosa
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Dicoma tomentosa
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Dicoma tomentosa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dicoma tomentosa
JSTOR Plant Science: Dicoma tomentosa
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Dicoma tomentosa
Tropicos: Dicoma tomentosa
West African Plants database: Dicoma tomentosa
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