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Berkheya zeyheri
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Ridge above Cavalo, Sanjunjira side Mt Gorongosa.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Ridge above Cavalo, Sanjunjira side Mt Gorongosa.
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Mussapa pequeno crossing, road to Chikukwa, lower Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road from Nhabawa to Chikukwa, Chimanimani National Reserve
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| Synonyms: |
Crocodilodes zeyheri (Oliv. & Hiern) Kuntze Stobaea zeyheri Sond. & Harv. |
| Common names: | Woodland sun daisy (English) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect annual stems, up to 60 cm, arising from a perennial rootstock. Leaves linear with spinescent bristles along the margins and at the apex. Capitula terminal, solitary, 4-6cm in diameter, yellow. Involucral bracts numerous and bristly. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | zeyheri: named after Carl Zeyher, 1799 - 1858, a German naturalist |
| Habitat: | It is mainly found in Brachystegia woodland but also in montane grassland, particularly on granite and dolerite. |
| Altitude range: | 1180 - 2100 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania southwards to South Africa and Eswatini |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,T,MS |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 22 January 2020 |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 162 - 163. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 82. as Berkheya zeyheri zeyheri (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 9. Berkheya zeyheri rehmannii rehmannii Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 29. Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 426 - 427. (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 23. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 140, plates 182 & 183 Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 244 - 246. (Includes a picture). Roessler, H. (1975). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca Area, 5 Subtribe Gorteriinae. Kirkia 10(1) Pages 81 - 84. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 50. Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 98 - 99. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 88. |
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