Clematis villosa
kirkii
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Cecil Kop nature reserve
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nyanga rd before Nyakupinga bridge
Photo: Petra Ballings
4x4 Club, Donnybrook, Arcturus Road, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Clematis kirkii Oliv Clematopsis scabiosifolia DC. subsp. kirkii (Oliv.) Brummitt Clematopsis villosa (DC.) Hutch. subsp. kirkii (Oliv.) J. Raynal & Brummitt |
| Common names: | Shock-headed peter (English) |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Branched perennial, up to 1 m. Leaves variously lobed or pinnately compound. Flowers drooping, solitary or several at the ends of stems or branches, softly hairy. Fruits "bearded" with the persistent plumose style forming a mass of silvery threads, making the plants an equally attractive sight both during and after the flowering time. |
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| Notes: | In allocating countries and divisions from the Clematopsis scabiosifolia groups in FZ 1(1), pp. 93-95, I have taken the records for Group A to belong to subsp. stanleyi and records from all the other groups to be subsp. kirkii. |
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| Flowering time: | Dec - Feb |
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| FZ divisions: | N,Z,T |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 20 - 21. as Clematis scabiosifolia (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 14. as Clematis villosa villosa Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 9. as Clematis villosa villosa Exell, A.W. & Milne-Redhead, E. (1960). Ranunculaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 93 - 95. as Clematopsis scabiosifolia group C Linley, K. & Baker, B. (1972). Flowers of the Veld Bundu Series Longman Zimbabwe Page 36. As Clematopsis scabiosifolia (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 69. as Clematopsis villosa kirkii Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 46, plate 69 as Clematopsis villosa Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 157. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 98. |
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