Limeum fenestratum (Fenzl) Heimerl
var. fenestratum

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Synonyms:	Semonvillea fenestrata Fenzl
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Status:	Native
Description:	Erect or procumbent branched annual or short-lived perennial herb, up to 90 cm tall. Leaves alternate, sub-opposite or clustered, linear to narrowly lanceolate, 1-7 cm long; margin entire. Flowers whitish, widely spaced in a very open, branched terminal inflorescence. Fruit splitting into 2 mericarps, flattened, round, surrounded by a radiately veined wing.
Notes:	Another species of Limeum with winged fruit is Limeum pterocarpum, but this possesses a more congested, pseudo-umbellate inflorescence compared to the lax cymes of L. fenestratum.
Derivation of specific name:	fenestratum: from fenestra - a window, referring to the transparent wing of the fruits
Habitat:	In dry deciduous woodland and as a weed of cultivation.
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Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa as far as KwaZulu-Natal.
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Content last updated:	Wednesday 14 September 2016
Literature:	Gonçalves, M.L. (1978). Molluginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 532 - 533. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 404. as Limeum fenestratum (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 98. (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 15. under Aizoaceae Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 87. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 195.

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