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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. |
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Derivation of specific name: | filiformis: filiform, thread-like |
Habitat: | In vleis, swamps and other damp places. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 490 - 1800 m |
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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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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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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