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Pluchea dioscoridis
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path to Pungwe, near river, Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path to Pungwe, near river, Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path to Pungwe, near river, Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path to Pungwe, near river, Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park
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| Synonyms: |
Baccharis dioscoridis L. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Much-branched, shrub-like, aromatic perennial, up to 2.5 m. Branches viscid-glandular when young. Leaves narrowly elliptic to narrowly obovate-oblong; margins entire or minutely serrulate. Inflorescences terminal, much-branched with dense glandular hairs on the branches. Capitula purple. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | dioscoridis: named after the ancient Greek physician, Pedacius Dioscorides |
| Habitat: | In moist places, usually in sandy ground near rivers. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Jun - Aug |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Egypt through the eastern side of Africa as far as Swaziland and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS (other?) |
| Growth form: | Ps |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 8 May 2012 |
| Literature: |
Other sources of information about Pluchea dioscoridis:
African Plant Database: Pluchea dioscoridisBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Pluchea dioscoridis
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Pluchea dioscoridis
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Pluchea dioscoridis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Pluchea dioscoridis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pluchea dioscoridis
JSTOR Plant Science: Pluchea dioscoridis
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Pluchea dioscoridis
Tropicos: Pluchea dioscoridis
West African Plants database: Pluchea dioscoridis
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