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Geranium incanum
nyassense
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Plateau below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Tsetsera plateau
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| Synonyms: |
Geranium nyassense R. Knuth Geranium ukingense Knuth |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small creeping or scrambling perennial herb with prostrate or ascending branches. Leaves 3-7-lobed, divided nearly to the base with oblong-lanceolate segments, hairy on both surfaces. Inflorescences axillary, 2-flowered on long glandular-hairy peduncles; Petals white, pink or mauve with darker veins; stamens 10. Fruit smooth, hairy with a beak, 13-27 mm long. Older leaves often turn a striking orange-red. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | incanum: hoary, white |
| Habitat: | In montane grassland |
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| Flowering time: | All year |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Cacyreus palemon palemon (Water bronze) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 15 January 2008 |
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Other sources of information about Geranium incanum:
African Plant Database: Geranium incanumBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Geranium incanum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Geranium incanum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Geranium incanum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Geranium incanum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Geranium incanum
JSTOR Plant Science: Geranium incanum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Geranium incanum
Tropicos: Geranium incanum
West African Plants database: Geranium incanum
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