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Emilia schinzii
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Photo: Sheila Gregory
In an old sand quarry, NE of Mochudi, SE Botswana
Photo: Sheila Gregory
In an old sand quarry, NE of Mochudi, SE Botswana
Photo: Sheila Gregory
In an old sand quarry, NE of Mochudi, SE Botswana
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| Synonyms: |
Emilia ambifaria (S. Moore) Jeffrey Othonna ambifaria S. Moore Othonna polycephala Klatt Senecio dinteri Muschl. ex Dinter Senecio schinzii O. Hoffm. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual herb to 65 cm. Stems erect, glabrous, striate. Leaves narrowly lanceolate to elliptic, grey-green; amplexicaul at the base; margin entire or coarsely toothed. Capitula few in a lax corymb. Phyllaries green with purple tips, glabrous. Corollas lilac, mauve or white. Achenes cylindric, dark brown, hairy on the ribs. Pappus white with bristles 4.5-6 mm long. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe. |
| Botswana distribution: | SE |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 17 April 2018 |
| Literature: |
Cron, G.V. (2014). A synopsis of Emilia (Senecioneae, Asteraceae) in southern Africa Phytotaxa 159(3) Pages 202 - 203. Jeffrey, C. (1986). The Senecioneae in East Tropical Africa: Notes on Compositae: IV Kew Bulletin 41(4) Page 919. 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 25. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 33. |
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