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Synonyms: |
Brayulinea densa (Willd.) Small |
Common names: | |
Frequency: | Frequent |
Status: | Introduced |
Description: |
A woolly, prostrate mat-forming perennial herb. Leaves narrowly elliptic to broadly ovate; glabrous on the upper surface and with long matted white hairs on the lower surface. Inflorescences to 6 mm, dense, ovoid, whitish. |
Notes: | For the distinctions between this species and species of Alternanthera, see the note after Alternanthera caracasana. |
Derivation of specific name: | densa: dense |
Habitat: | On roadsides, in grassland and open woodland, usually in well-trodden disturbed places. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 350 - 1550 m |
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution: | Native of the warmer parts of North and South America, from the southern USA to northern Argentina, and now a widespread tropical weed |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
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: | Wednesday 3 March 2021 |
Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 19. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 338. (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 16. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 21. Townsend, C.C. (1988). Amaranthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(1) Pages 122 - 124. (Includes a picture). |
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