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Helichrysum aureum
monocephalum
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Plateau between Mutandani and Mucandue rivers,Eastern Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Plateau between Mutandani and Mucandue rivers,Eastern Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Plateau between Mutandani and Mucandue rivers,Eastern Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Plateau between Mutandani and Mucandue rivers,Eastern Chimanimani Mts
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| Synonyms: |
Gnaphalium aureum Houtt. Helichrysum fulgidum (L.f.) Willd. Xeranthemum fulgidum L.f. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb with unbranched stems, up to 40 cm tall, growing from a woody rootstock. Leaves in 1-several basal rosettes, up to 12 × 2 cm, elliptic-spathulate, whitish woolly, sometimes only on the margins; stem leaves up to 30 × 5 mm, oblong-lanceolate, glandular, often woolly on the margins. Capitula solitary, rarely 2-3, up to 3.2 cm in diameter, when fully opened. Phyllaries 7-9-seriate, bright yellow, 5-10 mm long, lanceolate-oblong. Florets yellow, numerous. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | aureum: golden; monocephalum: with a single head. |
| Habitat: | In submontane grassland and miombo woodland. |
| Altitude range: | 1100 - 2400 m |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini and South Africa as far as the Eastern Cape. |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 15 August 2015 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 30. Hilliard, O.M. (1983). Asteraceae, Inuleae, Gnaphaliinae Flora of Southern Africa 33-7-2 Pages 289 - 293. 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 26. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 89. |
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