Cleome hirta (Klotzsch) Oliv.

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Domboshawa

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Near base of Domboshawa Hill

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Mana Pools, by main road to camp

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Synonyms:	Cleome bechuanensis Bremek. & Oberm. Decastemon hirtus Klotzsch
Common names:	Sticky purple cleome (English) Sticky purple mousewhiskers (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Erect annual or short-lived perennial herb, up to 1.6 m tall. The digitate leaves have 5 to 9 linear leaflets and are covered with gland-tipped, sticky hairs. Bracts of inflorescence conspicuous. Petals purplish or pink, with yellow markings. Stamens 10-12. Capsule up to 16 cm, linear.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	hirta: hairy
Habitat:	Widespread in various types of woodland but tends to be more common in lower, drier types, such as Acacia or Mopane woodlands.
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Flowering time:	Jan - May
Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Botswana, DRC, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Limpopo and Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Mozambique distribution:	N,T,MS,GI,M
Growth form:	A
Endemic status:
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Content last updated:	Monday 17 December 2007
Literature:	Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 144 - 145. (Includes a picture). Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 48. (Includes a picture). Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 48, plate 71 Wild, H. (1960). Capparaceae FZ 1(1) Pages 199 - 200.

Other sources of information about Cleome hirta:

African Plant Database: Cleome hirta
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Cleome hirta
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cleome hirta
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cleome hirta
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cleome hirta
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cleome hirta
JSTOR Plant Science: Cleome hirta
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cleome hirta
Tropicos: Cleome hirta
West African Plants database: Cleome hirta