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Cotula australis
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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By the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park
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By the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park
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By the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park
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By the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park
Photo: Mark Hyde
Hillside Dam, Bulawayo
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| Synonyms: |
Anacyclus australis Spreng. Cotula villosa DC. |
| Common names: | Annual buttonweed (English) |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Annual, prostrate or ascending, herb, to 25 cm. Leaves 2-pinnatifid, oblanceolate in outline, thinly pubescent; base semi-amplexicaul. Capitula solitary, terminal, ± flattened, borne on a long peduncle, 1.5-7.5 cm long. Phyllaries elliptic, with scarious margins, borne in 2 rows. Outer florets lacking a corolla; inner florets white or yellow-green; all florets stalked. Achenes dimorphic; those of outer florets elliptic, winged; those of inner florets obovoid, not winged. |
| Notes: | Peduncles in this species are much longer than in the related C. anthemoides. The specimen from Lake Kyle RP may represent the first record from the Southern Division and the record from Hillside Dam, Bulawayo, the first record for the Western Division. |
| Derivation of specific name: | australis: southern |
| Habitat: | A weed of gardens and lawns, usually close to human habitation. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 830 - 2270 m |
| Flowering time: | Apr - Sep |
| Worldwide distribution: | Native of New Zealand and Australia; now widespread as a weed in the warmer parts of the Old and New Worlds |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W,C,E,S |
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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: | Saturday 24 March 2012 |
| Literature: |
Beentje, H.J. (ed.) (2002). Compositae (Part 2) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 525 - 526. 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 24. |
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cotula australis
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