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Helichrysum stenopterum
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By road from Swynnerton Memorial to main road, Chirinda Forest
Photo: Bart Wursten
By road from Swynnerton Memorial to main road, Chirinda Forest
Photo: Bart Wursten
By road from Swynnerton Memorial to main road, Chirinda Forest
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| Synonyms: |
Achyrocline hochstetteri A. Rich. Achyrocline stenoptera (DC.) Hilliard & B.L. Burtt. Gnaphalium hochstetteri (A. Rich.) Sch. Bip. Gnaphalium stenopterum (DC.) Sch. Bip. Helichrysum hochstetteri (A. Rich.) Hook. f. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Many-stemmed, scrambling, strongly aromatic perennial herb, often woody near the base. Stems straggling or climbing, up to 2 m long, with almost continuous narrow wings, gland-dotted, greyish-white felted, especially when young, often becoming hairless when older. Leaves narrowly lanceeolate, up to 12 cm long, densely covered with whitish felt-like hairs, especially when young, gland-dotted beneath; base decurrent into the wings on the stems; margin strongly rolled under. Capitula in dense terminal corymbose heads, up 12 cm in diameter. Involucral bracts 2-3-seriate, pale brownish, tipped yellow, lanceolate, up to 2.5 mm long. Florets yellow. |
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| Habitat: | In grassland, often in rocky places, along forest margins, in disturbed places and as a weed of cultivation. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Nigeria, Cameroon, DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Also in Yemen. |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS,GI,M |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 20 June 2012 |
| Literature: |
Beentje, H.J. (ed.) (2002). Compositae (Part 2) FTEA Pages 409 - 410. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 32. Hilliard, O.M. (1983). Asteraceae, Inuleae, Gnaphaliinae FSA 33-7-2 Pages 58 - 60. as Achyrocline stenoptera (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 23. as Achyrocline stenoptera Wild, H. (Undated, c. 1980?). A draft revision of Helichrysum Mill. Unpublished ms. Pages 1 - 3. pages 1-2 missing |
Other sources of information about Helichrysum stenopterum:
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Helichrysum stenopterum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Helichrysum stenopterum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Helichrysum stenopterum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Helichrysum stenopterum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Helichrysum stenopterum
JSTOR Plant Science: Helichrysum stenopterum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Helichrysum stenopterum
Tropicos: Helichrysum stenopterum
West African Plants database: Helichrysum stenopterum
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