Geranium incanum Burm. f.
subsp. nyassense (R. Knuth) J.R. Laundon

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Mt Nyangani

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Road to World's View, Troutbeck

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Plateau below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa

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Tsetsera plateau

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Connemara, World's View, Nyanga

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Manyenezi Forest, Southern Loop, Nyika National Park

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Along northern loop, Nyika National Park

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Mt Gorongosa

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Slopes Mt Nyangani, Nyanga National Park.

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Synonyms:	Geranium nyassense R. Knuth Geranium ukingense Knuth
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Status:	Native
Description:	Small creeping or scrambling perennial herb with prostrate or ascending branches. Leaves 3-7-lobed, divided nearly to the base with oblong-lanceolate segments, hairy on both surfaces. Inflorescences axillary, 2-flowered on long glandular-hairy peduncles; Petals white, pink or mauve with darker veins; stamens 10. Fruit smooth, hairy with a beak, 13-27 mm long. Older leaves often turn a striking orange-red.
Type location:	Tanzania
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	incanum: hoary, white
Habitat:	In montane grassland
Altitude range: (metres)	1700 - 2400 m
Flowering time:	All year
Worldwide distribution:	Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
National distribution:	MS
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Insects associated with this species:	Cacyreus palemon palemon (Food plant)
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Images last updated:	Friday 3 June 2022
Literature:	Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 62 - 63. (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 178. as Geranium nyassense 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 53. Mueller, T. (1963). Geraniaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Page 132. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 92.

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