Gerbera viridifolia (DC.) Sch. Bip.
subsp. viridifolia

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Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Picture: Bart Wursten
Vumba Rd nr Chinziwa Scout Camp

Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Picture: Bart Wursten
Plateau above Morumbodzi Falls, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa

Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Picture: Bart Wursten
Plateau above Morumbodzi Falls, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa

Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Picture: Bart Wursten
Plateau above Morumbodzi Falls, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa

Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Picture: Bart Wursten
Plateau above Morumbodzi Falls, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa

Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Picture: Bart Wursten
Plateau above Morumbodzi Falls, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa

Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Picture: Bart Wursten
Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area

Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Picture: Bart Wursten
Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area

Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Picture: Bart Wursten
Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park

Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Picture: Bart Wursten
Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park

Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Picture: Bart Wursten
Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park

Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Picture: Bart Wursten
Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park

Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Picture: Bart Wursten
Slopes Mt Nyangani, Nyanga National Park.

Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Picture: Bart Wursten
Along road from Nhabawa to Chikukwa, Chimanimani National Reserve

Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Picture: Bart Wursten
Along road from Nhabawa to Chikukwa, Chimanimani National Reserve

Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Picture: Bart Wursten
Along road from Nhabawa to Chikukwa, Chimanimani National Reserve

Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Habit
Miombo woodland
Mutiwila Farm, Kabwe Distr.
Nov 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman

Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Habit
Miombo woodland
Mutiwila Farm, Kabwe Distr.
Nov 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman

Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Habit
Miombo woodland
Mutiwila Farm, Kabwe Distr.
Nov 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman

Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Leaves
Miombo woodland
Mutiwila Farm, Kabwe Distr.
Nov 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman

Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Flower
Miombo woodland
Mutiwila Farm, Kabwe Distr.
Nov 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman

Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia

Flower
Miombo woodland
Mutiwila Farm, Kabwe Distr.
Nov 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman

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Synonyms: Gerbera abyssinica Sch. Bip.
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Perennial herb, up to 45 cm. Leaves basal, pilose when young, often appearing after flowering. Stems erect, not swollen near the apex. Capitula solitary, terminal. Ray florets white, sometimes tinged with red on the outside, spreading widely. See G. piloselloides for comparison.
Type location:
South Africa
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: viridifolia: with green leaves, referring to the fact that the leaves are green on both surfaces (not white beneath)
Habitat: A pyrophytic species, occurring in sub montane grassland, less often in woodland.
Altitude range: 850 - 1500 m
Flowering time:Oct - Dec
Worldwide distribution: NE Africa south to South Africa
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,W,C,E,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,Cb,N,Mc,Lk,S
Growth form(s):
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Content last updated: Tuesday 20 December 2022
Literature:

Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 162 - 163. (Includes a picture).

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 95. as Gerbera viridifolia (Includes a picture).

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 28. as Gerbera natalensis

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 25.

Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 143, plate 186

Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 44 - 47. As Gerbera viridifolia (Includes a picture).

Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 53.

Wild, H. (1972). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 3. Mutisieae. Kirkia 8(2) Pages 202 - 204.

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 89.

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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: Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=162010, retrieved 29 March 2024

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