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Nasturtium elongatum E. Mey. ex Burtt Davy var. serratum Burtt Davy |
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Status: | Native |
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Erect perennial herb up to 50 cm. Basal leaves in a rosette, up to 7 cm, obovate-lanceolate, hairless; margin irregularly toothed; cauline leaves sessile, narrowly elliptic with a few teeth near the apex. Flowers in a terminal raceme, yellow. Fruit a cylindric siliqua c. 3.8 cm. Seeds in two rows. |
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Habitat: | On black soil along vlei margins. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe and northern South Africa. |
National distribution: | W,C,E,S |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Saturday 7 April 2007 |
Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 31. As Rorippa nudiuscula Exell, A.W. (1960). Brassicaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 183 - 184. (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 31. |
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