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Synonyms: |
Geigeria protensa Harv. var. pubigera S. Moore Geigeria zeyheri Harv. |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Erect perennial herb, up to 40 cm tall. Stems simple or branched, purplish. Leaves alternate, linear-oblanceolate, up to 7 × 0.3cm; margins entire or slightly toothed, often rolled under. Capitula solitary at the ends or in the forks of branches, up to 1.5 cm in diameter, bright yellow. Involucral bracts c. 5-seriate; outer short, ovate, inner up to 9 mm long, linear. Ligules on ray-florets narrowly oblong, very shortly 3-dentate at the apex. |
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Derivation of specific name: | burkei: named after Josheph Burke (1812-1873), Botanical and zoological collector, who worked for Lord Delby. |
Habitat: | In grassland or open deciduous woodland, mostly in sandy soils. |
Altitude range: (metres) | |
Flowering time: | Dec - Jun |
Worldwide distribution: | Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa as far as KwaZulu-Natal. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,S |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 137. (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 25. as Geigeria burkei subsp. burkei var. burkei Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 34. |
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