Sonchus schweinfurthii Oliv. & Hiern

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Sonchus schweinfurthii

Picture: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park Nature Reserve

Sonchus schweinfurthii

Picture: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park Nature Reserve

Sonchus schweinfurthii

Picture: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park Nature Reserve

Sonchus schweinfurthii

Picture: Bart Wursten
Small Bridge Dam

Sonchus schweinfurthii

Picture: Bart Wursten
Small Bridge Dam

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Synonyms: Sonchus bipontini Asch. var. pinnatifidus sensu Eyles
Common names:
Frequency:
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.
Type location:
D.R. Congo.
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:
Flowering time:Dec - Jan
Worldwide distribution: Widespread in Africa.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,W,C,E
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Lk
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
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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 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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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Sonchus schweinfurthii.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=162180, retrieved 29 March 2024

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