Drimia multisetosa (Baker) Jessop
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Mukuvisi Woodland, S side of River
Picture: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, S side of River.
Picture: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, S side of River.
Picture: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, S side of River.
Picture: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, S side of River.
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Urginea multisetosa Baker
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Perennial herb 30-60 cm tall, growing from bulb with a bristly fibrous crown. Leaves 2-4, broad and flat, slightly twisted at the apex, absent at flowering time. Flowers in a terminal raceme, pale pinkish-brown, darker on the outside of the tepals. |
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multisetosa: with many bristles, referring to the bulb. |
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Flowering time: | Aug - Sep |
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Literature:
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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 91. as Urginea multisetosa
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2024).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Drimia multisetosa. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=114290, retrieved 4 October 2024
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