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Mimulus gracilis
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Borrowdale Common, nr cnr Lanner Ave/Teviotdale Ave
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Borrowdale Common, nr cnr Lanner Ave/Teviotdale Ave
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Borrowdale Common, nr cnr Lanner Ave/Teviotdale Ave
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By road from Hwange NP to main Vic Falls / Bulawayo Rd, Matetsi Safari Area
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Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare.
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Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare.
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| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect perennial herb up to 50 cm, rarely taller; hairless. Stem branching from the base or simple, narrowly winged. Leaves opposite, without a petiole. Flowers solitary, axillary on long pedicels, white with yellow spots in the throat. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | gracilis: graceful, slender |
| Habitat: | A species of damp situations usually near or in water. |
| Altitude range: | 300 - 1530 m |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and South Africa. Also in Yemen, India, China and Australia. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,C,E,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 25. Ghazanfar, S.A., Hepper, F.N. & Philcox, D. (2008). Scrophulariaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 33 - 34. (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 112. (Includes a picture). 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 78. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 36 - 38. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 98. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 104. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Mimulus gracilisAfrican Plant Database: Mimulus gracilis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Mimulus gracilis
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mimulus gracilis
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Mimulus gracilis
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