Canna sp. (cf. flaccida)

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Canna sp. (cf. flaccida)

Photo: Bart Wursten
Borrowdale Common

Canna sp. (cf. flaccida)

Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park NR

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Synonyms:
Common names: Garden canna (English) Large-flowered canna (English)
Frequency: Local (mostly seen in and around Harare)
Status: Introduced
Description:
Perennial herb with annual stems growing from an underground rhizome.
Notes: Included here, under this rather tentative name, are the escaped cannas with larger and broader flowering parts. These are more horticulturally impressive than C. indica and often have glaucous or bronzed foliage.
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: Persistent in disturbed ground and also in wet places such as by streams and in ditches.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:Sep - May
Worldwide distribution:
Zimbabwe distribution: C
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
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Other sources of information about Canna sp. (cf. flaccida):

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Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Canna sp. (cf. flaccida)
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Canna sp. (cf. flaccida)

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Canna sp. (cf. flaccida)
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Canna sp. (cf. flaccida)
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Canna sp. (cf. flaccida)
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Canna sp. (cf. flaccida)
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Canna sp. (cf. flaccida)
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Canna sp. (cf. flaccida)
JSTOR Plant Science: Canna sp. (cf. flaccida)
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Canna sp. (cf. flaccida)
Plants of the World Online: Canna sp. (cf. flaccida)
Tropicos: Canna sp. (cf. flaccida)
Wikipedia: Canna sp. (cf. flaccida)


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Canna sp. (cf. flaccida).
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=164110, retrieved 25 April 2024

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