Glinus hirtus
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Lake Urema Floodplain, Gorongosa National Park
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Lake Urema Floodplain, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lake Urema Floodplain, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lake Urema Floodplain, Gorongosa National Park
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| Synonyms: |
Mollugo glinus A. Rich. Mollugo hirta Thunb. Mollugo lotoides (L.) Clarke ex De Wild. & Staner Pharnaceum hirtum Spreng. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
More or less prostrate annual or perennial herb with spreading rosette-forming stems. Leaves opposite, alternate or appearing whorled, elliptic, obovate or spathulate, up to 37 mm long, densely covered in whitish, woolly stellate hairs; margin entire. Flowers in clusters at the nodes, greenish-white, sometimes tinged pink, stamens numerous. Fruit a capsule c. 6 mm long. |
| Type location: |
Sicily |
| Notes: | |
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| Habitat: | In various types of woodland, scrub, riverine fringes, grassland and along roadsides, often in sandy soils. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1400 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in the Old World tropics and subtropics. |
| FZ divisions: | Z,T,MS,GI,M |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 27 June 2016 |
| Literature: |
Gonçalves, M.L. (1978). Molluginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 537 - 538. as glinus lotoides lotoides Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 104. as glinus lotoides lotoides (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 15. as glinus lotoides lotoides Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 79. as glinus lotoides lotoides Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 87. as glinus lotoides lotoides Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 195. as glinus lotoides lotoides |
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