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Haumaniastrum sericeum
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| Synonyms: |
Acrocephalus sericeus Briq. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb up to 1.2 m tall. Stems growing from a woody rootstock, ascending to erect, 4-angled, sparsely branched, densely covered in felt-like hairs. Leaves opposite or fascicled with younger leaves, erect or spreading, sessile, linear to narrowly elliptic-obovate, up to 65 × 7 mm, sometimes folded along the midrib, densely covered in felt-like hairs; margin entire to remotely toothed. Flowers in small, 8-10 mm wide heads, together forming corymbose panicles. Corolla pale pink, blue or purple, rarely white. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | sericeum: with silky appressed hairs, sericeous |
| Habitat: | Occurring along margins of vleis and damp areas in grassland and woodland, often on sandy soil. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Namibia, Central Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 14 August 2009 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 19. 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 55. Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Page 174. |
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Haumaniastrum sericeum
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