Salvia coccinea Juss. ex Murr.
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Nr Tiger Kloof, Mutare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near entrance to Zona Tea Estates
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near entrance to Zona Tea Estates
Photo: Mark Hyde
Hippo Pools
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Frequency:
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Frequent |
Status:
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Introduced |
Description:
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Erect perennial herb or subshrub. Corolla 20-25 mm, usually a brilliant scarlet, less often pink. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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coccinea: scarlet |
Habitat:
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A weed of disturbed ground, roadsides and degraded woodland. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Native of tropical America; introduced as a garden ornamental and naturalised elsewhere. |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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N,W,C,E |
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
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Sunday 8 July 2012 |
Literature:
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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 57.
Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Page 84. grown in gardens
Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 79.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Salvia coccinea. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=149440, retrieved 1 April 2023
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