Pearsonia aristata
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani.
Photo: Bart Wursten
By road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
Photo: Bart Wursten
By road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
Photo: Bart Wursten
By road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
Photo: Bart Wursten
By road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
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| Synonyms: |
var. gazensis (Baker f.) Dummer Lotononis aristata Schinz var. gazensis Baker f. Pearsonia sp. no. 1 (Cookson 6) |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect, spreading or sometimes prostrate perennial herb. Stems numerous, branched, up to 1.5 m long, more or less densely covered in appressed to spreading hairs. Leaves 3-foliolate, somewhat leathery; leaflets oblanceolate-elliptic, up to 30 mm, hairy when young only; margin entire often thickened. Flowers in lax clusters at the ends of main and short lateral branches, bright yellow, fading to orange. Pods 2-3 cm, narrowly oblong, pointed, straight or slightly curved, pubescent. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | aristata: bearing a long bristle-like point; aristate |
| Habitat: | In montane grassland and Miombo woodland, often in steep rocky places. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1450 - 2100 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Eastern Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Northern Province, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| FZ divisions: | E |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 25 February 2017 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 43. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 225. also as Pearsonia sp 1 Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 244. 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 50. Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Pages 61 - 62. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 94. |
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