Micrargeria filiformis (Schumach. & Thonn.) Hutch. & Dalziel

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Micrargeria filiformis

Photo: Bart Wursten
Below dam wall, Cleveland Dam

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Frequency: Occasional
Status: Native
Description:
Slender, erect, annual herb, 30-80 cm. Leaves opposite, filiform to linear, 1-3 cm long. Flowers usually opposite, usually white to pale pink, sometimes darker, short-lived, falling by the afternoon.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: filiformis: filiform, thread-like
Habitat: In vleis, swamps and other damp places.
Altitude range: (metres) 490 - 1800 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Widespread in Africa from the Sudan south to Angola and Zimbabwe; also in West Africa
Zimbabwe distribution: N,W,C,E,S
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Images last updated: Sunday 5 March 2006
Literature:

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 78. Under Scrophulariaceae

Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 151 - 154. (Includes a picture).


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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Micrargeria filiformis
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Flora of Mozambique: Micrargeria filiformis
Flora of Zambia: Micrargeria filiformis

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Micrargeria filiformis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Micrargeria filiformis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Micrargeria filiformis
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Micrargeria filiformis
JSTOR Plant Science: Micrargeria filiformis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Micrargeria filiformis
Plants of the World Online: Micrargeria filiformis
Tropicos: Micrargeria filiformis
Wikipedia: Micrargeria filiformis


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: Micrargeria filiformis.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=151870, retrieved 19 March 2024

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