Synonyms: |
Lactuca gilletii De Wild. |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Erect perennial pyrophytic herb, up to 1.75m tall. Stems usually single, branched. Leaves mostly along the lower stem, up to 30 × 16 cm, pinnately lobed, bluish-green often purple-tinged, mostly hairless except for hairs on the midrib below; margin with small spread out teeth. Basal leaves sometimes smaller and undivided. Capitula in lax branched terminal heads, yellowish-green, up to 2.5 cm in diameter. |
Type location: |
Angola |
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Habitat: | Occurring in miombo woodland and grassland, normally flowering after fires. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
FZ divisions: | N,W,C,E,S |
Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,N,E,C,Lk |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Tuesday 5 September 2017 |
Literature: |
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 26. Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 203 - 205. (Includes a picture). |