Ethulia rhizomata M.G. Gilbert

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Ethulia rhizomata

Wet grassland
Mpongwe mushitu
Apr 2012
Photo: Mike Bingham

Ethulia rhizomata

Wet grassland
Mpongwe mushitu
Apr 2012
Photo: Mike Bingham

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Common names:
Frequency: Widespread
Status: Native
Description:
A rhizomatous perennial herb, similar to E. conyzoides, but generally larger in all parts.
Type location:
Zambia, Lumangwe Falls
Notes: Conservation status: Widespread, not threatened
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: Seasonally inundated grassland
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Angola, D. R. Congo, Zambia, Tanzania
FZ divisions: B,N,W,C
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,Cb,Lp,N,C,W
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species:
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Images last updated: Wednesday 6 July 2016
Literature:

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 174 - 175. (Includes a picture).


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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ethulia rhizomata
African Plant Database: Ethulia rhizomata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ethulia rhizomata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ethulia rhizomata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ethulia rhizomata
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iNaturalist: Ethulia rhizomata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ethulia rhizomata
JSTOR Plant Science: Ethulia rhizomata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ethulia rhizomata
Plants of the World Online: Ethulia rhizomata
Tropicos: Ethulia rhizomata
Wikipedia: Ethulia rhizomata


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Ethulia rhizomata.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=201940, retrieved 5 December 2025

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