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Polygala capillaris
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| Frequency: | Locally frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual herb with wiry hairless stems, up to 50 cm. Leaves linear, 3-7 mm long. Flowers greenish-white or pale purplish in elongated terminal racemes up to 6 cm long. Capsule c. 1.5 × 1.2 mm, hairless. |
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| Habitat: | In wet areas. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1600 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa as far as the Eastern Cape. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,MS,GI |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 28 March 2015 |
| Literature: |
Exell, A.W. (1960). Polygalaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Page 329. 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 67. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 84. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 93. |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Polygala capillaris
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Polygala capillarisAfrican Plant Database: Polygala capillaris
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Polygala capillaris
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Polygala capillaris
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iNaturalist: Polygala capillaris
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Polygala capillaris
JSTOR Plant Science: Polygala capillaris
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Polygala capillaris
Plants of the World Online: Polygala capillaris
Tropicos: Polygala capillaris
Wikipedia: Polygala capillaris
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