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Wahlenbergia erecta
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| Synonyms: |
Dentella erecta Roth ex Roem. & Schult. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect annual, branched herb, up to 35 cm. Leaves alternate, sessile, lanceolate to narrowly ovate. Inflorescence lax, more or less pyramidal; pedicels often with hairs of various lengths. Corolla white or pale blue, split deeply into narrow, linear-lanceolate lobes, hairy on the outside. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | erecta: erect |
| Habitat: | In sandy soil in grassland and woodland or on cultivated ground. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From Zimbabwe north to Ethiopia and Sudan and west to Nigeria. Also in India and Malaysia. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 7 March 2007 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 37. 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 31. Thulin, M. (1983). Campanulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 102 - 104. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Wahlenbergia erectaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Wahlenbergia erecta
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Wahlenbergia erecta
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