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Osteospermum monocephalum
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Mtoroshanga Pass, Gt Dyke
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Headlands by Harare / Mutare Rd
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Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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| Status: | Native |
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Perennial herb, up to 70 cm. Leaves grey-green, sessile or with very short petioles, glandular hairy, oblong-elliptic; margin toothed. Capitula solitary, terminal on stems and branches, yellow, usually tinged with purple on the back. Fruits nodding on the long peduncles, triangular, winged, flushed with purple when fresh. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | monocephalum: one-headed |
| Habitat: | In grassland and woodland. |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Rhodogastria amasis (Food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 166 - 167. (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 103. (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 27. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Osteospermum monocephalumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Osteospermum monocephalum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Osteospermum monocephalum
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Osteospermum monocephalum
JSTOR Plant Science: Osteospermum monocephalum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Osteospermum monocephalum
Plants of the World Online: Osteospermum monocephalum
Tropicos: Osteospermum monocephalum
Wikipedia: Osteospermum monocephalum
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