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Bidens urceolata
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Annual herb in miombo woodland;
Chipawa Village;
Apr 2012
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kalumbila, Enterprise Mine
Apr 2016
Photo: Mike Bingham
Annual herb in miombo woodland;
Chipawa Village;
Apr 2012
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Bidens leptolepis Sherff |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Fairly widespread and very locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual herb to 70 cm. tall. Capitula solitary and terminal or laxly corymbose. Ligule of ray florets crimson (drying deep purple) or pink (drying pale purple). |
| Type location: |
DRC, Katanga |
| Notes: |
Recorded for Zambia in Phiri (2005). Conservation Status: Fairly widespread and very locally common; probably near threatened |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Miombo woodland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Regional: Zambia, D. R. Congo |
| National distribution: | N,W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,N |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - near threatened |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 25 July 2016 |
| Literature: |
Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Wild, H. (1967). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 1. Heliantheae. Kirkia 6(1) Page 16. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Bidens urceolataBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Bidens urceolata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Bidens urceolata
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Bidens urceolata
JSTOR Plant Science: Bidens urceolata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Bidens urceolata
Plants of the World Online: Bidens urceolata
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