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Helichrysum splendidum
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Owenwee Cottage, World's View, Nyanga
Photo: Mark Hyde
Owenwee Cottage, World's View, Nyanga
Photo: Mark Hyde
Owenwee Cottage, World's View, Nyanga
Photo: Michelle Harvey-Hyde
Owenwee Cottage, World's View, Nyanga
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| Synonyms: |
Gnaphalium splendidum Thunb. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Locally abundant |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrubby, aromatic perennial herb, forming large colonies. Leaves linear-oblong to linear-lanceolate, 1-3 cm long, densely covered in silvery-grey felt, particularly below; apex mucronate; margin rolled under. Capitula in dense terminal clusters. Involucral bracts c. 5-seriate, shiny bright yellow, linear, spreading up to 4 mm long. Florets yellow. |
| Notes: | It is particularly abundant in the greater Nyanga area, covering entire hill sides and valleys. |
| Derivation of specific name: | splendidum: splendid, striking |
| Habitat: | Open montane areas. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From Ethiopia southwards on the mountains of East Africa, Malawi, Zimbabwe to South Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 27 January 2009 |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 182 - 183. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 98. Hilliard, O.M. (1983). Asteraceae, Inuleae, Gnaphaliinae Flora of Southern Africa 33-7-2 Pages 216 - 218. (Includes a picture). 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. |
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