Crassocephalum uvens (Hiern) S. Moore

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Crassocephalum uvens

Picture: Bart Wursten
Near end of dam, Cleveland Dam, Harare

Crassocephalum uvens

Picture: Bart Wursten
Near end of dam, Cleveland Dam, Harare

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Synonyms: Senecio kyimbilensis Mattf.
Senecio telmatophyllus O.Hoffm.
Senecio uvens Hiern
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Frequency:
Status: Uncertain
Description:
Type location:
Angola
Notes: Though not listed for Zambia in Phiri2005 (Sabonet Report No. 32). It is said to occur in Zambia in Flora of Tropical East Africa, Compositae Part 3: 547 (2005).
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: In wet places such as vleis, dambos and bogs.
Altitude range: 950 - 2100 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: DRC and Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia?, Zimbabwe and Angola.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): ?
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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Literature:

Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 547.

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 91.

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 16.

Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 10.

Jeffrey, C. (1986). The Senecioneae in East Tropical Africa: Notes on Compositae: IV Kew Bulletin 41(4) Page 907.

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 24.

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 88.

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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: Crassocephalum uvens.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=161000, retrieved 29 March 2024

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