Pseudopegolettia tenella (DC.) H.Rob., Skvarla & V.A.Funk

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Pseudopegolettia tenella

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chinyakwaremba, Vumba

Pseudopegolettia tenella

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chinyakwaremba, Vumba

Pseudopegolettia tenella

Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck

Pseudopegolettia tenella

Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck

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Synonyms: Pegolettia tenella DC.
Vernonia galpinii Klatt
Vernonia monocephala Harv.
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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Erect perennial herb with annual stems growing from a woody rootstock. Leaves along the stem, oblong-lanceolate, subsessile, covered in appressed hairs; margins entire and ciliate. Capitula terminal, solitary, up to 25 mm in diameter, bright purple.
Type location:
South Africa
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: galpinii: after E.E. Galpin (1858 - 1941), South African naturalist and collector.
Habitat: In submontane grassland.
Altitude range: (metres) Above 1500 m
Flowering time:Sep - Nov
Worldwide distribution: Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Eswatini and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
FZ divisions: E,S
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Images last updated: Monday 2 September 2013
Literature:

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 57. as Vernonia galpinii

Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 35. as Vernonia galpinii

Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 434 - 435. as Vernonia galpinii (Includes a picture).

Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 303. as Vernonia galpinii (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 29. as Vernonia galpinii

Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 498 - 499. as Vernonia galpinii (Includes a picture).

Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Page 88. as Vernonia galpinii

Robinson, H., Skvarla, J.J. & Funk, V.A. (2016). Vernoneae (Asteraceae) of Southern Africa: A generic disposition of the species and a study of their pollen. Phytokeys 60 Pages 108 - 110. (Includes a picture).

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 39. as Vernonia galpinii

Wild, H. (1978). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 8. Vernonieae (Vernonia). Kirkia 11(1) Page 100. as Vernonia galpinii

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 90. as Vernonia galpinii


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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-26

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Pseudopegolettia tenella.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=158270, retrieved 4 September 2026

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