Crotalaria rogersii
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park Nature Reserve, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park Nature Reserve, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Swan Drive, Alexandra Park
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| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect perennial shrubby herb with many stems; growing up to 2 m, but mostly smaller. |
| Type location: |
Zambia |
| Notes: | Similar to Crotalaria pallida which lacks the typical purple flush in the flowers and has different pods. |
| Derivation of specific name: | rogersii: named for the Reverend F.A. Rogers who collected the type specimen in Zambia in 1909 |
| Habitat: | A species of disturbed places in woodland and savanna, also in damp areas near dams rivers and vleis. Often persisting on cultivated ground. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 600 - 1700 m |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, DRC, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi |
| FZ divisions: | N,C,S |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 21 March 2006 |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 218. 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 47. Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Pages 136 - 137. |
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