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Micrargeria filiformis
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Below dam wall, Cleveland Dam, Harare
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender, erect, annual herb, 30-80 cm. Leaves opposite, filiform to linear, 1-3 cm long. Flowers usually opposite, usually white to pale pink, sometimes darker, short-lived, falling by the afternoon. |
| Type location: |
Guinea |
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| Derivation of specific name: | filiformis: filiform, thread-like |
| Habitat: | In vleis, swamps and other damp places. |
| Altitude range: | 490 - 1800 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in Africa from the Sudan south to Angola and Zimbabwe; also in West Africa |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
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. Under Scrophulariaceae Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 151 - 154. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Micrargeria filiformisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Micrargeria filiformis
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Micrargeria filiformis
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Micrargeria filiformis
Plants of the World Online: Micrargeria filiformis
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Wikipedia: Micrargeria filiformis
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