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Synonyms: |
Gnaphalium aureum Houtt. Helichrysum fulgidum (L.f.) Willd. Xeranthemum fulgidum L.f. |
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Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Perennial herb with unbranched stems, up to 40 cm tall, growing from a woody rootstock. Leaves in 1-several basal rosettes, up to 12 × 2 cm, elliptic-spathulate, whitish woolly, sometimes only on the margins; stem leaves up to 30 × 5 mm, oblong-lanceolate, glandular, often woolly on the margins. Capitula solitary, rarely 2-3, up to 3.2 cm in diameter, when fully opened. Phyllaries 7-9-seriate, bright yellow, 5-10 mm long, lanceolate-oblong. Florets yellow, numerous. |
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Derivation of specific name: | aureum: golden; monocephalum: with a single head. |
Habitat: | In submontane grassland and miombo woodland. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 1460 - 2560 m |
Flowering time: | Aug - Nov |
Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini and South Africa as far as the Eastern Cape. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Friday 26 September 2008 |
Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 30. Hilliard, O.M. (1983). Asteraceae, Inuleae, Gnaphaliinae Flora of Southern Africa 33-7-2 Pages 289 - 293. 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 26. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 89. |
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