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Chironia purpurascens
humilis
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Rhodes Dam, Nyanga National Park
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By road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
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By road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
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By road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
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| Synonyms: |
Chironia humilis Gilg var. wilmsii (Gilg) Prain Chironia humilis Gilg var. zuluensis Prain Chironia humilis Gilg Chironia wilmsii Gilg |
| Common names: | Dwarf chironia (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect biennial or perennial herb up to c. 50 cm tall. Stem slender, 4-ridged, mostly unbranched. Leaves at the base more or less in a rosette, linear-lanceolate, up to 7 × 1 cm, usually no longer present at flowering time; leaves along the stem opposite, oblong-elliptic, up to 6 × 1 cm. Flowers in a lax terminal cyme, bright pink, pink-mauve or rarely white, c. 2 cm in diameter. Fruit an oblong-ovoid capsule, up to 7 × 3.5mm. |
| Notes: | |
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| Habitat: | In damp grassy areas and vlei margins, forming colonies in suitable habitats. |
| Altitude range: | 1100 - 1900 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa. Subsp. purpurascens occurs in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Eswatini. |
| Mozambique distribution: | M |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 21 June 2009 |
| Literature: |
Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 300 - 301. (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 53. Paiva, J. & Nogueira, I. (1990). Gentianaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4) Page 35. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 89, plate 121 Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 414 - 415. as Chironia purpurascens (Includes a picture). Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 216 - 217. (Includes a picture). |
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