Mimulus gracilis R. Br.

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Borrowdale Common, nr cnr Lanner Ave/Teviotdale Ave

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By road from Hwange NP to main Vic Falls / Bulawayo Rd, Matetsi Safari Area

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Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare.

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Status:	Native
Description:	Erect perennial herb up to 50 cm, rarely taller; hairless. Stem branching from the base or simple, narrowly winged. Leaves opposite, without a petiole. Flowers solitary, axillary on long pedicels, white with yellow spots in the throat.
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Derivation of specific name:	gracilis: graceful, slender
Habitat:	A species of damp situations usually near or in water.
Flowering time:	Aug - Feb
Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and South Africa. Also in Yemen, India, China and Australia.
Botswana distribution:	N,SE
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Literature:	Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 25. Ghazanfar, S.A., Hepper, F.N. & Philcox, D. (2008). Scrophulariaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 33 - 34. (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 112. (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 78. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 36 - 38. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 98. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 104.

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