Synonyms: |
Sonchus cornutus Hochst. ex Oliv. & Hiern Sonchus exauriculatus (Oliv. & Hiern) O. Hoffm. |
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Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Erect perennial or long-lived annual growing from a semi-woody rootstock. Stem up to 1.7m, hollow, branched above or sometimes from the base. Leaves sessile, linear to narrowly elliptic, sometimes with 1-3 pairs of lobes near the base; midrib prominent beneath. Capitula numerous in a lax, branched panicle. Florets 10-25 per capitulum, yellow. |
Type location: |
Sudan |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | cornuta: horned |
Habitat: | On alluvial soils and disturbed ground along rivers and roadsides. |
Altitude range: (metres) | |
Flowering time: | Aug - Sep |
Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in subsaharan Africa and Madagascar |
FZ divisions: | N,E,S |
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Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Saturday 5 August 2006 |
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 26. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 69. Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 216 - 220. (Includes a picture). |