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Synonyms: |
Ervum hirsutum L. |
Common names: | Hairy tare (English) |
Frequency: | Rare |
Status: | Introduced |
Description: |
Slender, sprawling ±glabrous annual herb, 20-30 cm tall. Leaves paripinnate with 4-8 pairs of leaflets, the rhachis usually terminating in a branched tendril; leaflets 5-20 mm long, alternate, linear-oblong; apex truncate to emarginate, often mucronate; stipules without a black spot, often 4-lobed. Inflorescence a raceme, bearing 1-8 flowers, the peduncle 1-3 cm long, slender, longer than the flowers. Corolla 4-5 mm long, dirty white or purplish. Pod 6-11 mm long, usually 2-seeded. |
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Derivation of specific name: | hirsuta: hairy |
Habitat: | In damp disturbed ground |
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Worldwide distribution: | Europe, North Africa and western Asia; a weed of cultivation worldwide. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | C |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Friday 7 September 2018 |
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