Linum thunbergii
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Main Rd north of Troutbeck, Nyanga
Photo: Bart Wursten
Main Rd north of Troutbeck, Nyanga
Photo: Bart Wursten
Vlei on rd to World's View, Nyanga
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By Circular Drive, Nyanga NP
Photo: Bart Wursten
By Circular Drive, Nyanga NP
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect perennial herb, unbranched for most of its length. Leaves sessile, sharply pointed with gland-like stipules near the base. Flowers terminal in branched inflorescences, bright yellow. Bud often with a reddish tinge. |
| Type location: |
South Africa |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | thunbergii: named after Carl Peter Thunberg (1743-1828) |
| Habitat: | In moist grassland and margins of vleis. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1500 - 2270 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Zambia, Southern Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Southern Cape, South Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | C,E |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 30 July 2015 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 196. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 37. Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 208 - 209. (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 58. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 276 - 277. (Includes a picture). Robson, N.K.B. (1963). Linaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 97 - 98. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 116. Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 154 - 155. (Includes a picture). |
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