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Vernonia petersii
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On old mine dump
Dunrobin Mine
Apr 1996
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kanyanja
Apr 1996
Photo: Mike Bingham
Miombo woodland
Chakwenga Copper prospect
Apr 2008
Photo: Mike Bingham
Protea Hill Farm
Mar 1996
Photo: Mike Bingham
Shantumbu
Apr 1992
Photo: Mike Bingham
Chainama Hills
May 1995
Photo: Mike Bingham
An unusually compact plant showing the stages of flowering
Protea Hill Farm
Apr 2008
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Vernonia eriocephala Klatt Vernonia karongensis Baker Vernoniastrum latifolium (Steetz) H. Rob. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Widespread except at high altitudes |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Fairly robust annual herb, up to 120 cm. Stems mostly laxly branched, ribbed with appressed hairs. Leaves linear-oblong to narrowly elliptic or oblong-oblanceolate, up to c. 14 cm long, sparsely hairy on both surfaces; margin subentire to shallowly serrate. Capitula numerous on long hairy stalks. Involucral bracts densely hairy. Florets pale pink to purple. |
| Type location: |
Mozambique |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | petersii: named after Professor Wilhelm Peters (1815-1863) of Berlin who collected in Mozambique in the early 19th century. |
| Habitat: | Ruderal, ‘very widespread except at high altitudes.” |
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| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, Angola, D.R. Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Namibia. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,W,C,E,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,Mc,E,C,Lk,S,W |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 29 July 2016 |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 178 - 179. (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 29. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 140 - 141. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 39. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 60. Wild, H. (1978). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 8. Vernonieae (Vernonia). Kirkia 11(1) Pages 59 - 60. |
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