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Wahlenbergia capillacea
tenuior
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Along path to Mt Pheza, slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path to Mt Pheza, slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path to Mt Pheza, slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path to Mt Pheza, slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Slopes towards Mt Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Plateau between Mt Binga and Mt Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts.
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| Synonyms: |
Campanula capillacea L.f. Wahlenbergia aberdarica T.C.E.Fr. Wahlenbergia kilimandscharica Engl. |
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| Frequency: | Locally frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Delicate, somewhat scrambling perennial herb, up to 50 cm high, growing from a thick taproot. Leaves alternate, sessile, linear, up to 30 mm long; margin flat or rolled up, entire or sometimes sparsely toothed on lower leaves. Flowers in a lax inflorescence. Corolla 5-13 mm long, blue, lobed for a quarter to a third of the length. |
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| Notes: | Subsp. cappilacea is found in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland |
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| Habitat: | In rocky places in montane grassland |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe |
| National distribution: | MS |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 15 May 2014 |
| 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 31. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 64. Thulin, M. (1983). Campanulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 94 - 95. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 90. |
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Flora of Malawi: Wahlenbergia capillacea subsp. tenuiorFlora of Zimbabwe: Wahlenbergia capillacea subsp. tenuior
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Wahlenbergia capillaceaAfrican Plant Database: Wahlenbergia capillacea
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Wahlenbergia capillacea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Wahlenbergia capillacea
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Wahlenbergia capillacea
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JSTOR Plant Science: Wahlenbergia capillacea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Wahlenbergia capillacea
Plants of the World Online: Wahlenbergia capillacea
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Wikipedia: Wahlenbergia capillacea
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