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Synonyms: |
Schistostephium dactyliferum Hutch. Schistostephium mollissimum Hutch. Schistostephium rogersii Hutch. |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Erect or sprawling perennial herb; leaves deeply lobed but not appearing pinnate, covered in grey velvety hairs. |
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Derivation of specific name: | heptalobum: with 7 lobes, referring to the leaves |
Habitat: | A species of Brachystegia woodland, grassland and bracken scrub in high rainfall areas. |
Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 2150 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E |
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Endemic status: | |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Wednesday 22 July 2015 |
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 105. as Schistostephium mollissimum Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 34. Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 426 - 427. (Includes a picture). Harris, T. (2013). A treatment of the African genus Schistostephium (Compositae: Anthemideae) Kew Bulletin 68(1) Pages 113 - 116. (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 27. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 320 - 321. (Includes a picture). Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 114 - 116. (Includes a picture). |
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