Craterocapsa tarsodes Hilliard & B.L. Burtt

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Craterocapsa tarsodes

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mt Nyangani

Craterocapsa tarsodes

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mt Nyangani, Nyanga National Park.

Craterocapsa tarsodes

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mt Nyangani, Nyanga National Park.

Craterocapsa tarsodes

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mt Nyangani, Nyanga National Park.

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Synonyms: Wahlenbergia montana A. DC. var. glabrata Sond.
Common names:
Frequency: Rare
Status: Native
Description:
Perennial herb with prostrate stems. Leaves mostly rosulate at the tips of branches, lanceolate to oblanceolate; margin sparsely denticulate. Flowers sessile in the leaf rosettes. Corolla white to blue. Capsule 2-3 mm, subspherical, crowned by the hardened calyx lobes.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: In shallow soil in rocky montane grassland.
Altitude range: (metres) Above 2200 m
Flowering time:December - Feb
Worldwide distribution: South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe distribution: E
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
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Images last updated: Monday 7 January 2019
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 31.

Thulin, M. (1983). Campanulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 114 - 115. (Includes a picture).


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Craterocapsa tarsodes
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Craterocapsa tarsodes
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Craterocapsa tarsodes
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Craterocapsa tarsodes
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iNaturalist: Craterocapsa tarsodes
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Craterocapsa tarsodes
JSTOR Plant Science: Craterocapsa tarsodes
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Craterocapsa tarsodes
Plants of the World Online: Craterocapsa tarsodes
Tropicos: Craterocapsa tarsodes
Wikipedia: Craterocapsa tarsodes


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: Craterocapsa tarsodes.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=157690, retrieved 20 April 2024

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