Oxygonum dregeanum Meisn.[Agg]
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Val D'Or
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Main Harare-Mutare road near Rusape.
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Common names:
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Starstalk (English)
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Native |
Description:
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Erect perennial herb, up to 50 cm, but normally smaller. Leaves slightly succulent, long and narrow, often with two distinct teeth-like lobes near the base. Flowers in terminal clusters, white tinged with pink, up to 1.5 cm. The small oval fruits are ribbed and without spines. |
Notes:
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Three subspecies occur in Mozambique. This species is an aggregate species covering all the taxa which occur in the Flora Zambesiaca area. |
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Flowering time: | Aug - Apr |
Worldwide distribution:
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Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa (different subtaxa). |
Mozambique distribution:
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MS,GI |
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Oxygonum dregeanum. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=121900, retrieved 21 November 2024
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