Barleria hirta
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Photo: Darrel Plowes
Nyahodi River, Chimanimani.
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SRGH
Photo: Mark Hyde
SRGH
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| Status: | Native |
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Shrubby perennial, up to 60 cm. Leaves linear. Flowers mauve-blue; bracts not spiny. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | hirta: hairy |
| Habitat: | On rocky outcrops, particularly in areas of higher rainfall. |
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| FZ divisions: | MS,M |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Pages 190 - 191. (Includes a picture). Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 103 - 104. 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 13. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 125, plate 166 |
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