Centratherum punctatum
punctatum
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Mutore School, Vumba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mutore School, Vumba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Staff compound, Aberfoyle Lodge, Honde Valley
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Fleetwood Road, Old Alexandra Park, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Fleetwood Road, Old Alexandra Park, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Centratherum intermedium Lessing Centratherum violaceum (Schrank) Gleason |
| Common names: | Brazilian bachelor's button (English) |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Erect herb or small subshrub to 50 cm tall. Leaves lanceolate to ovate or obovate, 1.5-5 cm long, glandular-punctate on both surfaces; margin serrate. Involucre broadly hemispheric; outer phyllaries leaf-like, curved and spreading; inner scarious in 4-6 rows, spinescent. Florets purple, 5-lobed. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | punctatum: marked with dots or translucent glands, referring to the leaves. |
| Habitat: | In waste places and disturbed ground. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 840 - 1520 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | West Indies, Central and South America. |
| FZ divisions: | C,E |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 14 June 2006 |
| Literature: |
CABI (2020). Invasive Species Compendium. Wallingford , UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/isc |
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Centratherum punctatum
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