Craterocapsa tarsodes
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Mt Nyangani
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Mt Nyangani, Nyanga National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mt Nyangani, Nyanga National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mt Nyangani, Nyanga National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Wahlenbergia montana A. DC. var. glabrata Sond. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Rare |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb with prostrate stems. Leaves mostly rosulate at the tips of branches, lanceolate to oblanceolate; margin sparsely denticulate. Flowers sessile in the leaf rosettes. Corolla white to blue. Capsule 2-3 mm, subspherical, crowned by the hardened calyx lobes. |
| Type location: |
South Africa |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In shallow soil in rocky montane grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Above 2200 m |
| Flowering time: | December - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe. |
| FZ divisions: | E |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 7 January 2019 |
| Literature: |
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 31. Thulin, M. (1983). Campanulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 114 - 115. (Includes a picture). |
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