Limeum sulcatum (Klotzsch) Hutch.
var. sulcatum

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Rimiti West, by rd from Mutare to Birchenough Bridge

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Chipinda Pools tented camp, Gonarezhou National Park.

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Synonyms:	Acanthocarpaea sulcata Klotzsch Dicarpaea linifolia K. Presl pro parte Limeum echinatum H. Walt. Limeum linifolium (K. Presl) Fenzl pro parte Limeum sulcatum (Klotzsch) Hutch. var. gracile Friedr. Limeum sulcatum (Klotzsch) Hutch. var. robustum Friedr.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Annual herb, up to 70 cm. Leaves linear to lanceolate with a prominent midrib beneath. Flowers in many-flowered terminal and lateral compact umbels, greenish white. The small fruits bear small spines, c. 3 mm long.
Notes:	This variety is usually annual while var. scabridum (Klotzsch) Friedr. is a more robust perennial herb with less spiny fruits.
Derivation of specific name:	sulcatum: grooved
Habitat:	In sandy soils in deciduous woodland, grassland and as a weed of cultivation.
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Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Mozambique distribution:	Z,MS,M
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Content last updated:	Friday 22 February 2008
Literature:	Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 132 - 133. (Includes a picture). Gonçalves, M.L. (1978). Molluginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 527. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 405. as Limeum sulcatum (Includes a picture). 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 15. In Aizoaceae Roodt, V. (2011). Wild flowers, Waterplants and Grasses of the Okavango Delta and Kalahari "Did You Know" nature series Struik Nature for Veronica Roodt Publications Page 38. as Limeum sulcatum (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 87.

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