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Status: | Native |
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A slender annual herb up to 85 cm high. Phyllaries gently tapering to a bristle-tipped apex; sparsely puberulous or scabridulous; involucres obconic, the phyllaries diverging. Corollas usually purple. |
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Zambia, Luwingu |
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Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, Angola, D.R. Congo, Malawi, Mozambique |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,C,S |
Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,N,C,Lk,S |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Wednesday 27 July 2016 |
Literature: |
Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 144 - 146. (Includes a picture). |
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