Launaea cornuta
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Along road no2, Gorongosa National Park.
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Along road no2, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along footpath from Muwawa to Zomba
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Along footpath from Muwawa to Zomba
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Main gate at turn-off to CEC compound, Gorongosa National Park
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Main gate at turn-off to CEC compound, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Main gate at turn-off to CEC compound, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Main gate at turn-off to CEC compound, Gorongosa National Park
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| Synonyms: |
Sonchus cornutus Hochst. ex Oliv. & Hiern Sonchus exauriculatus (Oliv. & Hiern) O. Hoffm. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect perennial or long-lived annual growing from a semi-woody rootstock. Stem up to 1.7m, hollow, branched above or sometimes from the base. Leaves sessile, linear to narrowly elliptic, sometimes with 1-3 pairs of lobes near the base; midrib prominent beneath. Capitula numerous in a lax, branched panicle. Florets 10-25 per capitulum, yellow. |
| Type location: |
Sudan |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | cornuta: horned |
| Habitat: | On alluvial soils and disturbed ground along rivers and roadsides. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Sep |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in subsaharan Africa and Madagascar |
| FZ divisions: | N,Z,T,MS |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 6 November 2015 |
| Literature: |
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 26. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 69. Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 216 - 220. (Includes a picture). |
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