Lepidium bonariense L.
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Guvulala Pan, Hwange National Park
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Guvulala Pan, Hwange National Park
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Guvulala Pan, Hwange National Park
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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Lower slopes Cecil Kop Nature Reserve, near Tiger Kloof, Mutare
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At ISPN campus near Chimoio
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At ISPN campus near Chimoio
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At ISPN campus near Chimoio
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At ISPN campus near Chimoio
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Along road near tunnel of mine site, Mt Buchwa
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Introduced |
Description:
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Annual or sometimes perennial herb, up to c. 50 cm, usually single-stemmed but branching. Leaves variously pinnatifid or bipinnatifid, pubescent. Flowers in erect racemes, minute, white. The racemes elongating up to 17 cm when fruiting. Fruits (siluculae) at least 2 mm wide, clearly emarginate at the apex. |
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An introduced weed of disturbed places. |
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Native to South America |
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Annual, perennial.
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Literature:
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Exell, A.W. (1960). Brassicaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 190 - 191. (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 31.
Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 41.
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2024).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Lepidium bonariense. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=124080, retrieved 27 April 2024
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