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Wahlenbergia undulata
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Mt Rukodzo, Nyanga
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Mt Chinaka, Juliasdale
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Shareragh rd, Mandara, Harare
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Zvishavane - Mbalabala road
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Zvishavane - Mbalabala road
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| Synonyms: |
Campanula undulata L. f. Wahlenbergia bojeri A. DC. Wahlenbergia caledonica Sond. Wahlenbergia caledonica Sond. var. cyanea (Engl. & Gilg) von Brehmer Wahlenbergia cyanea Engl. & Gilg Wahlenbergia dinteri von Brehmer Wahlenbergia oatesii Rolfe Wahlenbergia scoparia von Brehmer |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial or sometimes annual herb, 20-90 cm high. Stems hairless or often hairy in the lower parts. hairy. Leaves crowded on the lower parts of the stems, near linear to narrowly lanceolate, 10-70 mm long, sessile; midrib prominent beneath, lateral veins obscure; margins entire or toothed, distinctly wavy. Inflorescence lax. Corolla campanulate, deeply 5-lobed, variable in colour from white or cream to blue, mauve or purple. Capsule 3-12 mm long, c. 10-veined with 3 valves, 1-3 mm long. |
| Type location: |
South Africa |
| Notes: | This is a widespread species and very variable in flower size and colour, leaf shape, fruits and indumentum. |
| Derivation of specific name: | undulata: undulate, wavy |
| Habitat: | In various types of grassland, often in rocky and seasonally wet places. Also on roadsides and cultivated land. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 2000 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Angola, Namibia, South Africa and Madagascar. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | S,W |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Pages 202 - 203. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 123. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 59. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 37. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 40. Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 418 - 421. (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 337. (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 31. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 38. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Page 494. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 43. Thulin, M. (1983). Campanulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 91 - 92. Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 248 - 249. also as Wahlenbergia caledonica (Includes a picture). |
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