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| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb up to 1 m tall, with a robust woody rootstock. Leaves mostly near the base of the stem, 10-12 cm long, finely divided with linear segments up to 5 mm long, more or less hairless; leafbase sheathing. Inflorescence sparsely branched; peduncle up t0 18 cm long; umbels 7-rayed, up to 2 cm long; partial umbels c. 12-flowered. Flowers yellow. Fruit ovoid, 3 mm long, with poorly developed ribs, dark brown when ripe. |
| Type location: |
Tanzania |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | ceratophylloides: with leaves resembling a Ceratophyllum, an unrelated genus of aquatic plants. |
| Habitat: | In (sub)montane grassland. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia (Nyika only). |
| FZ divisions: | E |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Mc |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Vulnerable |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 7 July 2023 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 61. (Includes a picture). Cannon, J.F.M. (1978). Apiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 587 - 589. (Includes a picture). |