Limosella maior
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Photo: Mark Hyde
Imire, between Bush Camp and stream
Photo: Mark Hyde
Imire, between Bush Camp and stream
Photo: Mark Hyde
Imire, between Bush Camp and stream
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| Synonyms: |
Limosella major Diels |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tufted perennial herb, sometimes stoloniferous. Leaves 2.5-4.5 cm, spathulate to oblong, narrowed below into a stout petiole. Pedicels 1.5-5 cm, erect in flower, deflexed in fruit. Calyx lobes triangular-ovate. Corolla c. 5 mm long, lilac- or bluish-white. Capsule broadly ovoid to subglobose. |
| Type location: |
South Africa |
| Notes: | |
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| Habitat: | On the muddy edges of lakes and streams and in shallow running or standing water |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Eritrea, DRC, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa |
| FZ divisions: | T,MS |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 22 August 2014 |
| 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 78. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 73 - 75. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 104. |
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Flora of Botswana: Limosella maiorFlora of Malawi: Limosella maior
Flora of Zimbabwe: Limosella maior
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Limosella maiorAfrican Plant Database: Limosella maior
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Limosella maior
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Limosella maior
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Limosella maior
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Limosella maior
Plants of the World Online: Limosella maior
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Wikipedia: Limosella maior