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Synonyms: |
Sonchus bipontini Asch. var. pinnatifidus sensu Eyles |
Common names: | |
Frequency: | Frequent |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Erect perennial herb, 1-1.5 m (rarely up to 2m). Stems solitary from a semi-woody taproot, branching near the inflorescence. Leaves clasping the stem, variously pinnately lobed, sometimes almost entire, glabrous, glaucous or even somewhat variegated; margins finely serrated. Capitula in small terminal clusters, sometimes solitary; inflorescence branches covered in brown woolly hairs. Florets numerous, yellow, without rays. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | schweinfurthii: named after Dr Georg August Schweinfurth (1836-1925), german botanical collector and taxonomist. |
Habitat: | In wet soil near dams, streams and rivers, in disturbed or cultivated ground and along roadsides. |
Altitude range: (metres) | |
Flowering time: | Dec - Jan |
Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in Africa. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | W,C,E |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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 107. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 52. As Sonchus schweinfurtaii 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. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 33. Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 224 - 226. (Includes a picture). |
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