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Sphaeranthus ukambensis
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Photo: Warren McCleland
Rio Muacamula, Macomia District
Photo: Warren McCleland
Rio Muacamula, Macomia District
Photo: Warren McCleland
Rio Muacamula, Macomia District
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| Synonyms: |
Sphaeranthus cylindraceus Cuf. Sphaeranthus stenostachys Chiov. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect branching, aromatic herb up to 1.5 m tall; branches roughly hairy, winged at least when young with subentire to dentate wings c. 2 mm wide. Leaves narrowly oblong to elliptic-oblong up to 8.5 cm long, roughly hairy on both sides; base decurrent into the wings; margin wavy and toothed. Inflorescences terminal or axillary, cylindric, up to 4.5 cm long on winged, roughly hairy peduncles up to 5 cm long. Florets purplish. |
| Type location: |
Syntypes from Kenya and DRC |
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| Habitat: | Grasslands in valleys. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | DRC?, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and northern Mozambique. |
| National distribution: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 20 August 2016 |
| Literature: |
Wild, H. (1980). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area, 12. Inuleae (continued). Kirkia 12(1) Pages 102 - 103. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sphaeranthus ukambensisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sphaeranthus ukambensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sphaeranthus ukambensis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Sphaeranthus ukambensis
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iNaturalist: Sphaeranthus ukambensis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sphaeranthus ukambensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Sphaeranthus ukambensis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sphaeranthus ukambensis
Plants of the World Online: Sphaeranthus ukambensis
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Wikipedia: Sphaeranthus ukambensis
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