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Vernonia sylvicola
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Mabumba, Deriam
Apr 1990
Photo: Mike Bingham
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Group J: Plants annual, single season ephemerals; stems single, from a single season taproot. Stem c. 13-120 cm tall, simple below, laxly branched above. Capitula numerous in large open panicles. Involucres 8-10 mm. long. Corollas purplish. Phyllaries hardly diverging. |
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Zambia, Solwezi |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, D.R. Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,W,C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Lp,N,C,Lk,S,W |
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| Content last updated: | Thursday 7 July 2016 |
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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 29. Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Page 144. |
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