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Synonyms: | |
Common names: | Manica daisy (English) |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Bushy perennial, up to c. 1 m tall. Leaves spirally arranged along the stems, linear up to c. 2 cm long, grey-green. Capitula c. 1.2 mm in diameter in lax branched terminal inflorescences. Ray-florets pale to deep mauve; disk-florets yellow to reddish-brown. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | rosmarinifolia: leaves like the herb rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) |
Habitat: | Occurring in Brachystegia woodland and rank grassland on rocky hillsides. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 1000 - 1900 m |
Flowering time: | Jul - Sep |
Worldwide distribution: | Ethiopia, Sudan, DRC, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C,E |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Monday 28 February 2011 |
Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 176 - 177. (Includes a picture). Beentje, H.J. (ed.) (2002). Compositae (Part 2) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 455 - 456. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 8. As Athrixia rosmarinifolia 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 23. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 28. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 138, plate 179 Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 50. |
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