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Frequency: | Common |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Perennial herb with decumbent or prostrate stems, up to 75 cm. Leaves 4-foliolate, leaflets linear or narrowly elliptic, pubescent and gland-dotted beneath. Inflorescence terminal, flowers yellow with red veining on the standard, each flower clasped between large green leaf-like bracts with hairy margins. Pods in 4-7 constricted segments, covered in spiny bristles. |
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Derivation of specific name: | milneana: named after the British botanist, Mr Edgar Milne-Redhead. |
Habitat: | In sandy soils in various types of woodland and grassland, sometimes in old cultivation. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 900 - 1540 m |
Flowering time: | Nov - Apr |
Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia Zimbabwe and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-natal, South Africa. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
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Insects associated with this species: | Zizeeria knysna (Food plant) |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Saturday 11 April 2015 |
Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 38. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 229. Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 202 - 203. (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 189. (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 52. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 66. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 77. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 75. Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 144 - 145. (Includes a picture). Verdcourt, B. (2000). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6) Pages 164 - 165. |
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