Helichrysum chasei Wild

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Helichrysum chasei

Photo: Bart Wursten
SRGH

Helichrysum chasei

Photo: Bart Wursten
SRGH

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Synonyms:
Common names: Chase's everlasting (English)
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Perennial herb, only known from the montane grasslands of the Eastern Highlands. Stems unbranched, covered in white velvet; reduced leaves linear-lanceolate, up to 20 × 3 mm. Basal leaves in a rosette, narrowly elliptic-oblong or linear, up to 9 cm long, clasping at the base, covered with yellowish-brown woolly hairs, often almost hairless when older, 3-veined from the base, prominent below. Capitula solitary per stem, c. 3 cm in diameter. Involucral bracts c. 5-seriate, shiny golden yellow, often brown-tinged on the outer phyllaries, 6 - 16 mm long. Florets yellow, numerous.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: chasei: named for Norman C Chase (1888 - 1970), one of our foremost collectors of Zimbabwean plants
Habitat: Montane grassland
Altitude range: (metres) 1340 - 2200 m
Flowering time:Sep - Jan
Worldwide distribution: Confined to the eastern border mountains of Zimbabwe and adjacent Mozambique
Zimbabwe distribution: E
Growth form(s):
Endemic status: Near Endemic
Red data list status: Lower Risk - least concern
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Images last updated: Saturday 13 December 2008
Literature:

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 30.

Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 81.

Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 172.

Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 134.

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.

Wild, H. (1982). New species and new names of Helichrysum Mill. from the Flora Zambesiaca area Kirkia 12(2) Pages 191 - 192. Protologue


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


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: Helichrysum chasei.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=159560, retrieved 19 March 2024

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