Eriocaulon stenophyllum
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Larger plant
Namaenda
Aug 2006
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual; stem abbreviated to a basal disc. Leaves crowded in a basal rosette, delicate, thin, extended into a long bristle-like tip. Scapes up to 20, 7-25 cm high, 4─6-ribbed; sheaths inflated, usually a little shorter than the leaves. Capitulum hemispherical, 3─7 mm wide, pale buff or grey. |
| Type location: |
Zambia |
| Notes: | Red data list status: Few collections but widespread; Least concern. |
| Derivation of specific name: | stenophyllum (Greek): narrow leaf |
| Habitat: | Floodplains, in receding flood water shallow pools |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 500 - 1300 m |
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| FZ divisions: | B,N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lp,W |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 16 June 2017 |
| Literature: |
Phillips, S.M. (2010). Eriocaulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(4) Pages 63 - 64. |
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