Bidens rubicundula
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Annual herb in miombo woodland;
Chipawa Village;
Apr 2012
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kalumbila, Enterprise Mine
Apr 2016
Photo: Mike Bingham
Annual herb in miombo woodland;
Chipawa Village;
Apr 2012
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | restricted distribution |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual herb to 0.6 m. tall. Leaves typically deeply 3-lobed. Capitula terminal and solitary or laxly corymbose. Involucre deep purple. Ligules of ray-florets pendulous, pink or more rarely white 5-6, up to 3 cm. long. Achenes 10-13 mm. long. |
| Type location: |
Zambia, Mufumbwe (Chizera) |
| Notes: | Recorded for Zambia in Phiri (2005). |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Miombo woodland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Regional: Recorded only from Northwestern Province of Zambia |
| FZ divisions: | W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Vulnerable |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 25 July 2016 |
| Literature: |
Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Wild, H. (1967). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 1. Heliantheae. Kirkia 6(1) Pages 15 - 16. |
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