Helichrysum chionosphaerum
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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, Eswatini and South Africa as far as the Eastern Cape. |
| FZ divisions: | E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 13 December 2008 |
| Literature: |
Hilliard, O.M. (1983). Asteraceae, Inuleae, Gnaphaliinae Flora of Southern Africa 33-7-2 Pages 256 - 258. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 26. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Helichrysum chionosphaerumAfrican Plant Database: Helichrysum chionosphaerum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Helichrysum chionosphaerum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Helichrysum chionosphaerum
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JSTOR Plant Science: Helichrysum chionosphaerum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Helichrysum chionosphaerum
Plants of the World Online: Helichrysum chionosphaerum
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Wikipedia: Helichrysum chionosphaerum