Vernonia chloropappa Baker

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Vernonia chloropappa

Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka SE 20km., Jellis' farm (Lazy J Ranch).

Vernonia chloropappa

Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka SE 20km., Jellis' farm (Lazy J Ranch).

Vernonia chloropappa

Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka SE 20km., Jellis' farm (Lazy J Ranch).

Vernonia chloropappa

Photo: Mike Bingham

Vernonia chloropappa

Photo: Mike Bingham

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Plant annual, single stemmed. Capitula few to many, involucres more than 6 mm long. Pappus setae bright- or dull-green; corollas creamy white, mauve or purple.
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Flowering time:May
Worldwide distribution: Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi
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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 110.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32

Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 145 - 147. (Includes a picture).

Wild, H. (1978). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 8. Vernonieae (Vernonia). Kirkia 11(1) Pages 64 - 65.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Vernonia chloropappa
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Vernonia chloropappa
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Vernonia chloropappa.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=201250, retrieved 20 April 2024

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