Nidorella aegyptiaca (L.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt

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South of Mevumodzi Gorge, eastern Chimanimani Mts

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Synonyms:	Conyza aegyptiaca (L.) Aiton Conyza aegyptiaca (L.) Ait. var. lineariloba (DC.) O. Hoffm. Conyza lineariloba DC. Conyza pinnatifida sensu Eyles Conyza transvaalensis Bremek. Edemias aegyptiaca Raf. Erigeron aegyptiacus L. Erigeron hispidus DC. Erigeron serratus Forssk. Eschenbachia aegyptiaca (L.) Brouillet Eschenbachia globosa Moench Marsea aegyptiaca Hiern
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Status:	Native or possibly introduced.
Description:	Erect, ± sticky and aromatic, annual or biennial, herb, up to1.5 m. Leaves sessile, variable; lamina up to c.10 cm, linear to narrowly lanceolate or narrowly oblanceolate, subentire or coarsely dentate to lobed or more deeply lobed; base amplexicaul. Inflorescence of lax, elongate or corymbose, terminal or axillary panicles. Capitula c.12-15 mm, hemispherical, often nodding. Phyllaries 2-5-seriate. Achenes c.1 mm, oblanceolate, flattened, minutely pubescent, ribbed at the edges. Pappus of numerous, barbellate setae, united at the base, persistent and very accrescent.
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Derivation of specific name:	aegyptiaca: of Egypt
Habitat:	In open woodland, grassland and in disturbed places such as roadsides and cultivated land.
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Flowering time:	Nov - Mar
Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in Africa, Australia and Asia.
Mozambique distribution:	N,Z,MS,M
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Content last updated:	Saturday 29 August 2015
Literature:	Beentje, H.J. (ed.) (2002). Compositae (Part 2) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 496 - 497. As Conyza aegyptiaca Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 87. As Conyza aegyptiaca Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 16. As Conyza aegyptiaca Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 10. As Conyza aegyptiaca Goodier, R. & Phipps, J.B. (1961). A revised checklist of the vascular plants of the Chimanimani Mountains Kirkia 1 Page 65. As Conyza aegyptiaca Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 208. As Conyza aegyptiaca (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 24. As Conyza aegyptiaca Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 29. As Conyza aegyptiaca Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 35. As Conyza aegyptiaca (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 32. As Conyza aegyptiaca Wild, H. (1975). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 4. Astereae. Kirkia 10(1) Pages 51 - 53. As Conyza aegyptiaca Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 88. As Conyza aegyptiaca

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