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Sphagneticola trilobata
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Arundel School Road, Harare
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Arundel School Road, Harare
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Bushbaby Lodge, Cromlet Road, Arcturus
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Lodge 147, Mazvikadei
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Lodge 147, Mazvikadei
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Lodge 147, Mazvikadei
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Carsberg Avenue, New Alexandra Park
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| Synonyms: |
Thelechitonia trilobata (L.) H. Rob. & Cuatrec. Wedelia trilobata (L.) Hitchc. |
| Common names: | Singapore daisy (English) |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Perennial herb to 30 cm, but usually much shorter. Stems prostrate, creeping and rooting at the nodes. Leaves dark green, shiny, entire, serrate to lobed. Capitula 3 cm in diameter, yellow to orange-yellow, solitary on long peduncles. Achenes brown. |
| Notes: | Commonly cultivated in gardens, usually as a ground cover. See (e.g.) Sheat & Schofield (1995), p.285 and Pienaar (1984), p. 347, for images of this species, both under the name of Wedelia trilobata. In Zimbabwe, it escapes from time to time, most convincingly in high rainfall areas in the Eastern Highlands but also in urban areas like Harare. |
| Derivation of specific name: | trilobata: three-lobed, referring to the leaves |
| Habitat: | Escaping on roadsides. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native of tropical America; widely cultivated and sometimes naturalised. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 22 December 2012 |
| Literature: |
Henderson, L. (2001). Alien weeds and invasive plants Plant Protection Research Institute Handbook No. 12. Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa. Page 58. (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 29. as Wedelia trilobata Pienaar, K. (1984). The South African What Flower is that? (A-Z of Garden flowers in South Africa). 2nd impression. Struik, Cape Town. Page 347. (Includes a picture). Sheat, W.G. & Schofield, G. (1995). Complete Gardening in Southern Africa Struik, South Africa Page 285. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Sphagneticola trilobata
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sphagneticola trilobata
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