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Helichrysum forskahlii
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Cleveland Dam
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Cleveland Dam
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Twentydales rd, Epworth
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Twentydales rd, Epworth
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Small Bridge Dam
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| Synonyms: |
Gnaphalium forskahlii J.F. Gmel. Helichrysum cymosum (L.) Less. subsp. fruticosum (Forssk.) Hedberg p.p. |
| Common names: | Forskahl's everlasting (English) |
| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A straggling herb, up to c. 1 m. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, sessile, up to 30 × 7 mm, grey-green and sparsely hairy above, densely greyish-white hairy below, 3-veined from the base. Capitula in fairly dense corymbose heads. Involucral bracts c. 4-seriate, up to 3 mm long, narrowly oblong, straw-coloured. Florets yellow. |
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| Habitat: | In wet places, namely in vleis and by streams and rivers. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in Africa from Nigeria to the Sudan and Ethiopia and south to Angola and Zimbabwe; also in Yemen |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W,C,E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 7 April 2007 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 97. as Helichrysum forskahlii forskahlii Chapano, C., Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 19. 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. (Undated, c. 1980?). A draft revision of Helichrysum Mill. for Flora Zambesiaca Unpublished ms. Pages 24 - 26. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 89. |
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Kew Herbarium catalogue: Helichrysum forskahlii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Helichrysum forskahlii
The Plant List (version 1.1): Helichrysum forskahlii
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