Helichrysum nudifolium (L.) Less.
var. pilosellum (L. f.) Beentje

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Gatsi CL, Honde Valley

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By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck

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By Circular Drive, Nyanga NP

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Synonyms:	Gnaphalium pilosellum L. f. Helichrysum arctotidifolium S. Moore Helichrysum pilosellum (L. f) Less.
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Frequency:	Local
Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial herb, usually with leaves confined to a basal rosette and with a leafless stem. Leaves rough above, green and white-felted beneath. Capitula in a dense corymbose head. Involucral bracts sometimes reddish. Florets golden yellow.
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Habitat:	Grassland species, near wet areas.
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Flowering time:	Sep - Oct
Worldwide distribution:	DRC, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Zimbabwe distribution:	E
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Images last updated:	Wednesday 29 July 2015
Literature:	Beentje, H. (2000). New taxa and new combinations in Helichrysum (Compositae: Inuleae) Kew Bulletin 55(2) Page 359. Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 98. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 31. As Helichrysum pilosellum Hilliard, O.M. (1983). Asteraceae, Inuleae, Gnaphaliinae Flora of Southern Africa 33-7-2 Pages 228 - 229. as Helichrysum pilosellum (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 26. as Helichrysum pilosellum Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 55. Wild, H. (Undated, c. 1980?). A draft revision of Helichrysum Mill. for Flora Zambesiaca Unpublished ms. Pages 26 - 27. as Helichrysum pilosselum Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 89.

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