Crotalaria rogersii Baker f.
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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
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka District, Lusaka
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka District, Lusaka
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka District, Lusaka
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka District, Lusaka
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Frequent |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Erect perennial shrubby herb with many stems; growing up to 2 m, but mostly smaller. |
Notes:
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Similar to Crotalaria pallida which lacks the typical purple flush in the flowers and has different pods. |
Derivation of specific name:
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rogersii: named for the Reverend F.A. Rogers who collected the type specimen in Zambia in 1909 |
Habitat:
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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:
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Tanzania, DRC, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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N,C,S |
Growth form(s):
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: |
Tuesday 21 March 2006 |
Literature:
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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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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Crotalaria rogersii. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=128190, retrieved 28 March 2024
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