8482.000 Sherardia L.

Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Warburg, E.F. (1952) Flora of the British Isles. 1st edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Description of the genus

Annual herb, glabrous with 4 rough angles. Upper cauline leaves in whorls of 5-6; margin with forwardly-directed prickles. Flowers subsessile, in small terminal heads with a basal involucre of leaf-like bracts. Calyx of 4-6 distinct teeth; these accrescent in fruit. Corolla 4-5 mm, pale lilac, the tube cylindric, as long as or longer than the lobes. Stamens 4. Style 2-fid. Fruit of 2 obovoid mericarps.

Derivation of name: After William (1659 - 1728), or James, Sherard

Worldwide: 1 species in Europe, Mediterranean region and W Asia

Zimbabwe: 1 taxon.

Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

Species	FZ divisions	Content
arvensis L.	N	Description, Image

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sherardia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sherardia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sherardia
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sherardia
JSTOR Plant Science: Sherardia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sherardia
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