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Synonyms: |
Erigeron welwitschii Hiern Felicia barbellata S. Moore Felicia eylesii S. Moore |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Erect annual or perennial herb, usually up to 50 cm, rarely taller. Leaves opposite lower on the stem, alternate higher up, greyish-green, often with a reddish tinge, linear to lanceolate, rough to the touch. Capitula several, c. 5 mm in diameter on long glandular peduncles. Ray florets white to pink, turning deep purple-red when old; disk-florets yellow. |
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Derivation of specific name: | welwitschii: named after the Austrian botanist, Friedrich Martin Welwitsch (1806-1872) |
Habitat: | In sandy open woodland. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe |
Malawi distribution: | N |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Grau, J. & Lippert, W. (1980). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area, 11. Astereae (continued). Kirkia 12(1) Pages 8 - 9. 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. |
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