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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect perennial herb, up to 75 cm. Leaves in a basal rosette, narrowly elliptic, up to 10 cm long, clasping the stem; margin coarsely toothed. Flowerheads white to purple, ray-florets absent. |
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| Notes: | Note: Although this species is included in the Checklist of Zimbabwean Vascular Plants (Mapaura & Timberlake, 2004), its distribution appears to be unknown. No specimens of this species were found at the National Herbarium (SRGH) and its status as a Zimbabwean species is doubtful and needs further investigation. |
| Derivation of specific name: | polyodon: with many teeth |
| Habitat: | In moist grassland, seasonally flooded areas and near vleis and marshes. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | South Africa as far as the Eastern Cape; doubtful in Zimbabwe. |
| FZ divisions: | ? |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 8 September 2007 |
| Literature: |
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 28. |