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Helichrysum acutatum
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| Synonyms: |
Gnaphalium acutatum (DC.) Sch. Bip. Helichrysum floccosum Klatt Helichrysum schlechteri Bolus |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Local and uncommon |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb up to 55 cm tall, growing from a woody rootstock, covered in dense greyish-buff indumentum. Basal leaves up to 17 × 5.5 cm, ovate-oblong; apex pointed or mucronate; margin crenate all the way to the clasping base; stem leaves ± oblong, 4-8 cm long, sessile, sometimes auriculate. Capitula forming a dense corymbose terminal head. Involucral bracts shining yellow, 3-4-seriate, up to 7 mm long, lanceolate, acuminate. Florets yellow. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | acutatum: pointed, referring to the pointed leaves. |
| Habitat: | In submontane grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1800 - 2050 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe and South Africa as far as the Eastern Cape. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 16 August 2008 |
| Literature: |
Hilliard, O.M. (1983). Asteraceae, Inuleae, Gnaphaliinae Flora of Southern Africa 33-7-2 Pages 212 - 214. (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 25. Wild, H. (Undated, c. 1980?). A draft revision of Helichrysum Mill. for Flora Zambesiaca Unpublished ms. Pages 44 - 46. |
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