Athrixia rosmarinifolia
rosmarinifolia
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Mutandani River Valley, eastern Chimanimani Mts.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Western slope Mt Shangani, eastern Chimanimani Mts.
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| Common names: | Manica daisy (English) |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Bushy perennial, up to c. 1 m tall. Leaves spirally arranged along the stems, linear up to c. 2 cm long, grey-green. Capitula c. 1.2 mm in diameter in lax branched terminal inflorescences. Ray-florets pale to deep mauve; disk-florets yellow to reddish-brown. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | rosmarinifolia: leaves like the herb rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) |
| Habitat: | Occurring in Brachystegia woodland and rank grassland on rocky hillsides. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Jul - Sep |
| Worldwide distribution: | Ethiopia, Sudan, DRC, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 28 February 2011 |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 176 - 177. (Includes a picture). Beentje, H.J. (ed.) (2002). Compositae (Part 2) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 455 - 456. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 8. As Athrixia rosmarinifolia 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 23. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 28. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 138, plate 179 Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 50. |
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